Jordan Walker is headed back to the big leagues. We'll see if he's there to stay this time.
Walker is also ranked No. 2 nationally by Baseball America, behind only Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers.
This will be Walker's second stint with the Cardinals, as he made the team's Opening Day roster this season before being sent down in late April. Walker held his own at the plate, hitting .274/.321/.397 with two homers and 11 RBI in 78 plate appearances, but he struggled on defense as an outfielder.
Those issues were part of the reason why the Cardinals sent Walker down. Another was a 58.5% groundball rate on Baseball Savant, which was getting in the way of the 21-year-old's considerable power. Walker has somewhat struggled in his time down at Triple-A, hitting .239/.348/.398 with 32 strikeouts in 132 plate appearances, thoughand the Cardinals apparently wanted to take another look at him in the Majors.
While he's had his problems in the short-term, there remains plenty to be excited in the long term. Scouting reporrts say the 6-foot-6, 245-pound Walker has rare bat-to-ball skills for a player his size to go along with his power and an elite arm. If he develops as the Cardinals hope, he'll be a middle-of-the-order bat alongside Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt for years to come.
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