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Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 21 Jul 2025 23:17 pm
by ramfandan
Do you think with all these scouts out and about watching these games before deadline that Mo may get some trade calls on his availability ?
Your thoughts .
Should Cardinals keep JWalk or 'move him ' at deadline ?

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 21 Jul 2025 23:22 pm
by jbrach
so silly,walker is 23 and has been a huge disappointment thus far...trading him would be absolutely ridiculous because you would be giving away a kid who stil could be a star for nothing

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 21 Jul 2025 23:24 pm
by Ozziesfan41
It depends on what you can get but no team is going to trade a top prospect for him based on short uptick

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 00:12 am
by boulanger
his stance isn't so straight up as before is a difference I noticed. I'm hoping he can get to outside pitches better than before (and stop swinging at everything that is off the plate inside). I don't know why, as tall as he is, he doesn't come down even more.
standing so straight up the way he does, he never gets to the low outside pitch.

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 00:24 am
by blackinkbiz
boulanger wrote: 22 Jul 2025 00:12 am his stance isn't so straight up as before is a difference I noticed. I'm hoping he can get to outside pitches better than before (and stop swinging at everything that is off the plate inside). I don't know why, as tall as he is, he doesn't come down even more.
standing so straight up the way he does, he never gets to the low outside pitch.
He's still lunging a little bit on outside corner pitches and he absolutely HAS to learn how to foul off pitches to give himself another chance at a mistake instead of watching strike 3. TBS, the new stance is SUCH an improvement. Far less pre-swing motion and without his hands being so high he's likely to cut down on those overhand slams into the dirt. 5 for his last 12 and a .500 OBP.

Man... if JWalk, Gorman, Burly, Winn, and Herrera could all post a 2+ WAR with at least a 110 OPS+ each these last 61 games I'd consider this season a total success. If all 5 of those could enter next year having finally tapped into their true potential of all being 5+ WAR players, that's a decent core for the future if you throw in Donny and compliment with Noot and VSII.

Sounds like a pipe dream at this point but it's still very possible.

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 05:01 am
by 2ninr
jbrach wrote: 21 Jul 2025 23:22 pm so silly,walker is 23 and has been a huge disappointment thus far...trading him would be absolutely ridiculous because you would be giving away a kid who stil could be a star for nothing
It doesn't matter how many times you tell them

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 06:20 am
by CardMUfan
He looks more like Judge when he swings the bat. Just play him!

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 06:27 am
by RamFan08NY
ramfandan wrote: 21 Jul 2025 23:17 pm Do you think with all these scouts out and about watching these games before deadline that Mo may get some trade calls on his availability ?
Your thoughts .
Should Cardinals keep JWalk or 'move him ' at deadline ?
With the league knowing Mo's trade history, I would bet that a majority of the league has called asking about Walker's availability. It would be absolutely foolish to trade him. His cieling is still way higher than what they'd get in a trade.

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:06 am
by Cranny
RamFan08NY wrote: 22 Jul 2025 06:27 am
ramfandan wrote: 21 Jul 2025 23:17 pm Do you think with all these scouts out and about watching these games before deadline that Mo may get some trade calls on his availability ?
Your thoughts .
Should Cardinals keep JWalk or 'move him ' at deadline ?
With the league knowing Mo's trade history, I would bet that a majority of the league has called asking about Walker's availability. It would be absolutely foolish to trade him. His cieling is still way higher than what they'd get in a trade.
Cards are probably gun shy to trade away potentially good players after seeing what happened with Arozarena, Alcantara, Gallen, Garcia, Thomas, etc.

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:10 am
by Goldfan
Cranny wrote: 22 Jul 2025 08:06 am
RamFan08NY wrote: 22 Jul 2025 06:27 am
ramfandan wrote: 21 Jul 2025 23:17 pm Do you think with all these scouts out and about watching these games before deadline that Mo may get some trade calls on his availability ?
Your thoughts .
Should Cardinals keep JWalk or 'move him ' at deadline ?
With the league knowing Mo's trade history, I would bet that a majority of the league has called asking about Walker's availability. It would be absolutely foolish to trade him. His cieling is still way higher than what they'd get in a trade.
Cards are probably gun shy to trade away potentially good players after seeing what happened with Arozarena, Alcantara, Gallen, Garcia, Thomas, etc.
Isn’t it a shame the that under MO the Cards have no one employed who can develop, nurture, teach, or even know if they have a prospect who has real talent……countless feckless names have been brought to ML club for “tryouts” under MO’s “gotta see what we have” and most have failed

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:13 am
by Bully4you
What is he getting a few more singles?
I mean big, bad 6'5" 250 lb kid has to discombobulate his body to leg out a single.
Not impressed.

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:15 am
by scoutyjones2
Goldfan wrote: 22 Jul 2025 08:10 am
Cranny wrote: 22 Jul 2025 08:06 am
RamFan08NY wrote: 22 Jul 2025 06:27 am
ramfandan wrote: 21 Jul 2025 23:17 pm Do you think with all these scouts out and about watching these games before deadline that Mo may get some trade calls on his availability ?
Your thoughts .
Should Cardinals keep JWalk or 'move him ' at deadline ?
With the league knowing Mo's trade history, I would bet that a majority of the league has called asking about Walker's availability. It would be absolutely foolish to trade him. His cieling is still way higher than what they'd get in a trade.
Cards are probably gun shy to trade away potentially good players after seeing what happened with Arozarena, Alcantara, Gallen, Garcia, Thomas, etc.
Isn’t it a shame the that under MO the Cards have no one employed who can develop, nurture, teach, or even know if they have a prospect who has real talent……countless feckless names have been brought to ML club for “tryouts” under MO’s “gotta see what we have” and most have failed
They just aren't that talented as players.

Drafting High schoolers, is a no no for me...can take too long to see what you have and they may run out of options before you do. This may be the case with JWs

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:16 am
by moose-and-squirrel
making more contact.. step in the right direction

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:37 am
by smilinjoefission
No one wants a 6-6/250 Pete Kozma type hitter, which is what Walker is right now. Scott has a higher slg% than Walker.

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:40 am
by dugoutrex
Cranny wrote: 22 Jul 2025 08:06 am
RamFan08NY wrote: 22 Jul 2025 06:27 am
ramfandan wrote: 21 Jul 2025 23:17 pm Do you think with all these scouts out and about watching these games before deadline that Mo may get some trade calls on his availability ?
Your thoughts .
Should Cardinals keep JWalk or 'move him ' at deadline ?
With the league knowing Mo's trade history, I would bet that a majority of the league has called asking about Walker's availability. It would be absolutely foolish to trade him. His cieling is still way higher than what they'd get in a trade.
Cards are probably gun shy to trade away potentially good players after seeing what happened with Arozarena, Alcantara, Gallen, Garcia, Thomas, etc.
get Garcia and Thomas off that list and you might have a point

Re: Walker's hitting better last few games

Posted: 22 Jul 2025 08:41 am
by moose-and-squirrel
smilinjoefission wrote: 22 Jul 2025 08:37 am No one wants a 6-6/250 Pete Kozma type hitter, which is what Walker is right now. Scott has a higher slg% than Walker.
in 2x the AB's.. no one values Scott more than Walker