Walkers Swing

[Adam2]

It's probably going to be a .220 season. Some players of his size use their length to their advantage. He doesn't. Unfortunately i think he's just going to keep being susceptible and flailing at sliders low and away. MLB pitchers are good enough to keep exposing that. I desperately hope i'm wrong

[AnExParrot]

I’ve watched many vids from ST
He looks off balanced
Not fluid
Awkward
Rear leg collapsing
A comment I saw on X summarizes it well.
He looks like an athlete from another sport attempting to take BP
He’s cooked.

You could have said many other things to make my world big and bright. But- looking like another athlete from a different sport- breaks me down.

Has he ever posted anything positive?

Nope if he ain’t complaining he ain’t posting

He's thrown in one or two over the years, just so he can point to it as cover for his incessant gloom and doom.

[woofy25]

The sky is falling after three ST bp swings. Going to be a long spring folks

[ClassicO]

The sky is falling after three ST bp swings. Going to be a long spring folks

Very long...

[MrPostman01]

Well one critic said habe a few times too many.

[ClassicO]

I have no idea what the OP is talking about. His swing is far better now that he isn't doing the ridiculously straight-up stance but is crouching much more a la fellow giant Aaron Judge.

Walker - https://x.com/thomasgauvain/status/2024 ... 28132?s=20
Judge - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUqv1W8Dvb4/

Do I think it will help? Only a little, as his major problem is pitch recognition.

[ramfandan]

Lol… it’s the wannabe “hitting experts” on boards like this who con travel-ball parents out of $50 half-hour lessons all the time. I’ve seen it firsthand. Most of the time, the first thing the so-called expert does is nitpick the stance or mechanics and immediately overhaul the kid’s swing. The kid gets confused and starts struggling. The parent loses trust, goes to another instructor… and that guy changes everything again. Now the kid’s even more confused.

Moral of the story: there’s a reason you’re posting on a message board and not employed as a professional baseball coach. Acting like an expert doesn’t make you one.

Jordan Walker is going to sink or swim based on what got him here. Before people started messing with his swing — and his head — he was producing: .845 OPS over 1,474 MiLB plate appearances, then a .787 OPS with a 113 OPS+ as a 21-year-old rookie. That’s not accidental.

He needs to block out the noise and trust the tools and approach that got him to the show.

Good post about the 'hitting eperts'. You would think Walker never successfully hit a baseball in his life.
Interesting that in 2022 Walker was named Top MLB Prospect in the Texas League and made the All Star team that same year. If Walker won that recognition, then listening to the 'hitting experts' you would have to conclude that the rest of the players were super terrible .
Many conveniently forget Walker his rookie year had a higher batting average than BOTH Goldschmidt and Arenado . Plus he hit 16 HR's as a young kid.
As you stated , the 'experts' all know what is best for him.

[dugoutrex]

Lol… it’s the wannabe “hitting experts” on boards like this who con travel-ball parents out of $50 half-hour lessons all the time. I’ve seen it firsthand. Most of the time, the first thing the so-called expert does is nitpick the stance or mechanics and immediately overhaul the kid’s swing. The kid gets confused and starts struggling. The parent loses trust, goes to another instructor… and that guy changes everything again. Now the kid’s even more confused.

Moral of the story: there’s a reason you’re posting on a message board and not employed as a professional baseball coach. Acting like an expert doesn’t make you one.

Jordan Walker is going to sink or swim based on what got him here. Before people started messing with his swing — and his head — he was producing: .845 OPS over 1,474 MiLB plate appearances, then a .787 OPS with a 113 OPS+ as a 21-year-old rookie. That’s not accidental.

He needs to block out the noise and trust the tools and approach that got him to the show.

Good post about the 'hitting eperts'. You would think Walker never successfully hit a baseball in his life.
Interesting that in 2022 Walker was named Top MLB Prospect in the Texas League and made the All Star team that same year. If Walker won that recognition, then listening to the 'hitting experts' you would have to conclude that the rest of the players were super terrible .
Many conveniently forget Walker his rookie year had a higher batting average than BOTH Goldschmidt and Arenado . Plus he hit 16 HR's as a young kid.
As you stated , the 'experts' all know what is best for him.

pitchers adjusted after he was brought up and Jordan has yet to swing the pendulum back in his favor

[Clubmaker2]

did people just forget that changing his swing was brought about by the cardinal coaches?

was demoted to Triple-A on Wednesday in hopes that he can address his swing issues in a lower-stakes environment.

The Cardinals want the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Walker to work on getting more loft in his swing and to address the pitch recognition issues that have led to him struggling badly at the start of the season.

[Pura Vida]

I’ve watched many vids from ST
He looks off balanced
Not fluid
Awkward
Rear leg collapsing
A comment I saw on X summarizes it well.
He looks like an athlete from another sport attempting to take BP
He’s cooked.

A pro athlete attempting another sport...curious how often this happens. He is a young gifted athlete but not a "natural" hitter or defender. Look at Burly's swing...he's a natural with less athletic ability. Same in golf...swing is everything.

[Goldfan]

Correct just my opinion……course the the kid has had about 4-5 different stances since I first saw him.
Open up on toe
More closed up on toe
Open with front foot down
So if he’s always been some successful hitting savant why all the changes?
And no I’m not some “travel parent hitting expert”….I am curious why posters think one requires a credential to analyze a baseball swing?
Pull up Pujols…..Goldschmidt…..or even another big man McGuire and view the stark differences from Walker
We’ll know if this stance works very shortly…..maybe I’m wrong….doubtful

[Rojo Johnson]

I’ve watched many vids from ST
He looks off balanced
Not fluid
Awkward
Rear leg collapsing
A comment I saw on X summarizes it well.
He looks like an athlete from another sport attempting to take BP
He’s cooked.

You mean that Moe maybe wasn’t right about Walker’s potential in the Cardinal OF? Oh, I think you must be mistaken. Moe was a baseball executive with a keen sense of talent, especially in the OF.

[Goldfan]

I’ve watched many vids from ST
He looks off balanced
Not fluid
Awkward
Rear leg collapsing
A comment I saw on X summarizes it well.
He looks like an athlete from another sport attempting to take BP
He’s cooked.

You mean that Moe maybe wasn’t right about Walker’s potential in the Cardinal OF? Oh, I think you must be mistaken. Moe was a baseball executive with a keen sense of talent, especially in the OF.

The level of ineptitude that allowed Walker and Gorman to be served up to MLB pitching is HIGH. Major structural swing flaws with an inability to adjust. They had very brief success then the league got a book on them and they’ve been chit since. This isn’t hard to figure out……

[Goldfan]

Lol… it’s the wannabe “hitting experts” on boards like this who con travel-ball parents out of $50 half-hour lessons all the time. I’ve seen it firsthand. Most of the time, the first thing the so-called expert does is nitpick the stance or mechanics and immediately overhaul the kid’s swing. The kid gets confused and starts struggling. The parent loses trust, goes to another instructor… and that guy changes everything again. Now the kid’s even more confused.

Moral of the story: there’s a reason you’re posting on a message board and not employed as a professional baseball coach. Acting like an expert doesn’t make you one.

Jordan Walker is going to sink or swim based on what got him here. Before people started messing with his swing — and his head — he was producing: .845 OPS over 1,474 MiLB plate appearances, then a .787 OPS with a 113 OPS+ as a 21-year-old rookie. That’s not accidental.

He needs to block out the noise and trust the tools and approach that got him to the show.

What got him to the SHOW was a very incorrect assumption that he ready to hit MLB pitching……which has been proven wrong for years now,
If looking at this awkward swing in ST instills great confidence in you that he’s on tract for a robust offensive season good for you. I have a different opinion.

[Cusecards]

I’ve watched many vids from ST
He looks off balanced
Not fluid
Awkward
Rear leg collapsing
A comment I saw on X summarizes it well.
He looks like an athlete from another sport attempting to take BP
He’s cooked.

You could have said many other things to make my world big and bright. But- looking like another athlete from a different sport- breaks me down.

Has he ever posted anything positive?

Nope if he ain’t complaining he ain’t posting

LOL
Another Classic OP for the CT Time Capsule!
Shoot.....now I’m about to get another lecture!!!!

[imetsatchelpaige]

I’ve watched many vids from ST
He looks off balanced
Not fluid
Awkward
Rear leg collapsing
A comment I saw on X summarizes it well.
He looks like an athlete from another sport attempting to take BP
He’s cooked.

Watched a video of him the other night on the Matrix Midwest app..shows him hitting...and some questions and answers on the team chemistry and stuff...and his new hobby...whichnis bowling....he seemed very exited for this year ...looked in fantastic shape...I thought his swing looked great...collapses quite a bit on the back leg ...not sure I'd that is for lift and power...just seemed more exaggerated than normal...I think he will be decent for the first 30 to 40 games ...then he's going to get hot and get his confidence back...would be so nice to have him as a threat in the middle of the order .

Honestly this is the op just having such a negative mindset that he can't view anything as positive. If Albert Pujols himself claimed Walkers swing looked good he would claim he was just being nice. He is one of the leaders of the I told you so fanclub.

Correct. He must be a real hoot at parties.
Far and away the most negative poster on the board.
That stated, I am sure that Bloom hangs on his every insightful word, and Walker will be cut shortly.

Has he ever posted anything positive?

Not in his DNA.