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blackinkbiz wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 23:17 pm He's toast as far as I'm concerned. They F'd him up so bad by messing with his swing and trying to rush his development. All because Mo needed a shiny new toy to take the attention off his blunders.

He's still young so there's a chance but I agree with whoever said he looks confused. Having been an athlete the majority of my life, I've worn and witnessed "the look" a player wears when they've figured it out and have confidence.

His face says the opposite.

dugoutrex wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 08:51 am

blackinkbiz wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 23:17 pm He's toast as far as I'm concerned. They F'd him up so bad by messing with his swing and trying to rush his development. All because Mo needed a shiny new toy to take the attention off his blunders.

He's still young so there's a chance but I agree with whoever said he looks confused. Having been an athlete the majority of my life, I've worn and witnessed "the look" a player wears when they've figured it out and have confidence.

His face says the opposite.

nobody (bleep) him up - he just isn't that good

WaltsSuccessor wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 07:36 am

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 07:04 am In all fairness, he was hitting almost .290 since the All-Star break, and looking a lot better, but then Nootbaar came off the IL and now Walker is sitting every other day. That doesn’t help give a kid much confidence! If the Cardinalsvare going to keep messing with him, he’d be better off somewhere else. Then, when he takes off, everyone will be screaming!

Right. Before going 1 for 11 so far in August, he was hitting over 300 with a 800+ OPS after coming off the DL. Looked like he was figuring things out then he started sitting more.

I'm more interested in seeing what his July through September numbers look like for a better picture going forward to 2026.

cardstatman wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 23:01 pm

dugoutrex wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 22:57 pm

Jobu's Rum wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 22:28 pm His at bats just look careless and sloppy, and always has that dumb confused look on his face.

We REALLY need Wetherholt and Bernal to pick up the prospect slack

one too many A's there buddy

Maybe even 2.

.257 .331 .414 .745 Walker in 529 AAA plate appearances which is below average for a AAA hitter. And of course he's well below average defensively.

ScotchMIrish wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 07:49 am He was good as a rookie until they changed his swing.

3dender wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 13:58 pm

ScotchMIrish wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 07:49 am He was good as a rookie until they changed his swing.

His swing has nothing to do with him *still, in August 2025* struggling to lay off a slider two feet off the plate.

That is pitch recognition which afaik is very hard to teach.

Red Bird Classic wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 12:43 pm

WaltsSuccessor wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 07:36 am

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 07:04 am In all fairness, he was hitting almost .290 since the All-Star break, and looking a lot better, but then Nootbaar came off the IL and now Walker is sitting every other day. That doesn’t help give a kid much confidence! If the Cardinalsvare going to keep messing with him, he’d be better off somewhere else. Then, when he takes off, everyone will be screaming!

Right. Before going 1 for 11 so far in August, he was hitting over 300 with a 800+ OPS after coming off the DL. Looked like he was figuring things out then he started sitting more.

I'm more interested in seeing what his July through September numbers look like for a better picture going forward to 2026.

You're making too much of hot and cold spells. You can take any player on the team and find similar streaks. It probably means nothing.

And as I said on another thread: If having Noot as competition is too tough for you, you probably don't belong in big-league baseball.

dugoutrex wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 08:51 am

blackinkbiz wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 23:17 pm He's toast as far as I'm concerned. They F'd him up so bad by messing with his swing and trying to rush his development. All because Mo needed a shiny new toy to take the attention off his blunders.

He's still young so there's a chance but I agree with whoever said he looks confused. Having been an athlete the majority of my life, I've worn and witnessed "the look" a player wears when they've figured it out and have confidence.

His face says the opposite.

nobody (bleep) him up - he just isn't that good

Jobu's Rum wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 22:28 pm His at bats just look careless and sloppy, and always has that dumb confused look on his face.

We REALLY need Wetherholt and Bernal to pick up the prospect slack