2025 Player Outlook
The Cardinals handled things with Walker quite oddly last year, but yes, his .155/.239/.259 slash line through his first 67 plate appearances was incredibly underwhelming. However, he then spent nearly the next four months in the minors, where things were better for him, and then upon rejoining the big-league club, things were only slightly better than at the beginning of the year. Despite his 2024 struggles, he’ll enter 2025 with an everyday role in the St. Louis outfield, and he has 20/10 upside with a .250+ batting average. There’s room for growth in the batting average department, but he can’t strikeout 28.1 percent of the time like he did in 2024, but at the end of the day, the ABs will be there, and he’s worth taking a flier on in drafts.
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Jordan Walker is not in the starting lineup against the Mets on Friday.
Walker is starting to lose some playing time, which isn’t a big surprise considering he’s hitting just .206 with a .555 OPS in 2025. The talented 22-year-old will begin Friday’s game on the pine with Lars Nootbaar in right field and Brendan Donovan getting the nod in left.
Jordan Walker finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against the Mets on Sunday.
Walker did have one good swing today, and it would have gone for a homer if Brandon Nimmo hadn’t stolen it away. Still, Walker is sitting at .227/.284/.320 for the year, and he’s struck out 26 times in 81 plate appearances. That 32% strikeout rate is up from 28% in 51 games last year and 22% in 2023. If he doesn’t improve quickly, he might be in line for an early demotion to Triple-A for a third straight year. The potential homer really might have helped.
Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run homer in Sunday’s win over the Phillies.
Walker’s homer was a 112-mph liner, which shows what he can do when he gets the ball off the ground. He has a respectable enough .275/.351/.392 line for the season. Unfortunately, he has now gone eight straight games without attempting a steal after two successes and two failures in his first six games.
Jordan Walker is on the bench Wednesday after going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts the last two days.
Too many grounders, rather than too many strikeouts, has been Walker’s real problem, but he is hitting .263 with a .364 OBP to date. He’s just been limited to one extra-base hit, even though he’s hitting the ball plenty hard. With Walker resting, the Cardinals have Brandon Donovan in the outfield and Thomas Saggese at second bae today.
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Date | Opponent | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| May 4th | Mets | |
| May 1st | @Reds | 2 |
| Apr 30th | @Reds | 11 |
| Apr 28th | @Reds | 3 |
| Apr 27th | Brewers | 3 |
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