Jordan Walker

Jordan Walker

22-Year-Old OutfielderOF
St. Louis Cardinals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There were myriad reasons why the Cardinals' offense flopped in 2024, but Walker taking a giant step back rather than a step forward was chief among them. The former top prospect was optioned to Triple-A Memphis following a slow start for the second year in a row and his first home run of the season at any level didn't come until June. Walker did hit a team-leading five homers and tied for the club lead with 16 RBI in September, although he also had just a 24:3 K:BB that month. The youngster's 43.1 percent hard-hit rate and 9.5 percent barrel rate were improvements upon his rookie season, but Walker regressed substantially with his strikeout rate (28 percent) and walk rate (5.6 percent). The Cardinals have pledged to play their young guys in 2025, which means Walker, who turns just 23 in May, should get plenty of leash. The pedigree says it should click for him eventually, but it's hard to have a ton of confidence that it will happen in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2024.
Back in action Saturday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
March 15, 2025
Walker (knee) will start in right field and bat sixth in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against Toronto.
ANALYSIS
Inflammation in Walker's left knee forced him out of the Cards' exhibition game March 5, and he has been sidelined ever since. After more than a week of rehab, he'll now return to competitive action before the end of the Grapefruit League schedule, keeping his availability for Opening Day intact. Walker has been a non-factor at the plate this spring, however, going just 2-for-14 with two RBI and eight strikeouts over six contests.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#9
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+20%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .684 175 20 6 21 1 .213 .297 .387
Since 2023vs Right .761 472 48 15 50 7 .271 .326 .435
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .833 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
2024vs Left .687 56 7 2 8 0 .170 .304 .383
2024vs Right .588 122 9 3 12 1 .214 .230 .359
2023vs Left .683 119 13 4 13 1 .231 .294 .389
2023vs Right .823 346 38 12 38 6 .292 .358 .465
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+29%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .763 331 36 11 43 4 .268 .326 .437
Since 2023Away .717 316 32 10 28 4 .242 .310 .407
2025Home .833 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home .535 82 6 3 11 0 .137 .220 .315
2024Away .688 96 10 2 9 1 .253 .281 .407
2023Home .837 245 29 8 32 4 .310 .359 .478
2023Away .730 220 22 8 19 3 .237 .323 .407
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Stat Review
How does Jordan Walker compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.00
 
BB Rate
25.0%
 
K Rate
0.0%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.333
 
OBP
.500
 
SLG
.333
 
OPS
.833
 
wOBA
.395
 
Exit Velocity
97.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.3%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.376
 
Expected SLG
.424
 
Sprint Speed
0.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
100.0%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
0.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
Walker was at the front of the line of the 2023 Shiny New Toy group with a monster spring training that had rapidly pushed him up March draft lists as fantasy managers were hoping for the next Julio Rodriguez. By season's end, the likes of Luke Raley, Ryan O'Hearn, and Brandon Marsh outearned Walker in overall fantasy value. Walker finished the season as an above average run producer (116 wRC+) but did not excel in any one category for the disappointing Cardinals team. Walker did get off to a strong start, but still went back to the minors at the end of April and also hit .209/.258/.352 in July which cut into his overall production. Normally this kind of season would push a player's draft value down to a more reasonable level, but Walker's upside is simply going to be too tempting for fantasy managers to resist. If he can pull the ball a little more, 30 homers should happen and it could also elevate him from the bottom half of the lineup.
The Cardinals' outfield may be a bit crowded, but the drafting public expects Walker to be a significant factor in 2023. A former third baseman who could also fit nicely at first base, Walker now patrols right field due to the Cardinals having two future Hall of Famers at the infield corners. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-handed slugger posted a .306/.388/.510 slash line with 19 home runs, 22 steals (on 27 attempts) and a 21.6 K% as the youngest qualified hitter at Double-A. He capped his season by slashing .286/.367/.558 with five home runs, three steals and a 23:10 K:BB in 21 Arizona Fall League games. Walker is a top-five prospect for dynasty leagues, and his 70-grade raw power is his most bankable long-term tool. He moves well for his size, but he is not a Julio Rodriguez-caliber athlete or prospect, contrary to some public comparisons. It's possible he will win a job out of spring training, but it's not a certainty.
Walker was the best realistic version of himself in his pro debut, showing off his huge raw power while hitting for a surprisingly high batting average with a promising amount of contact and patience. He hit .317/.388/.548 with 14 home runs, a 9.1 BB% and a 23.8 K% as a 19-year-old splitting time between Low-A and High-A. A massive specimen for a teenage third baseman (6-foot-5, 220 pounds), Walker's 14 steals on 16 tries won't translate as he matures and moves up the ladder, but he looks the part of a future big-league cleanup hitter. His plate discipline metrics fell off after the promotion to High-A, but given his age (turns 20 in late May) and how aggressively the Cardinals pushed him, that was not unexpected, and he was still 24 percent better than league average. At his size, it will be tough for him to make enough contact to be a positive contributor in batting average, but he could hit around .260 at peak. The big selling point is that Walker seems like a good enough hitter that he could realistically get to all of his 70-grade raw power in games. He may end up having to move to first base or right field in a couple years.
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Aiming to return to lineup Saturday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
Knee
March 13, 2025
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Thursday that Walker (knee) is tracking toward a return to the lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Goes through running progression
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
Knee
March 12, 2025
Walker (knee) went through a running progression Tuesday, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Will be re-evaluated Monday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
Knee
March 9, 2025
Walker (knee) progressed to hitting soft toss Saturday and is set to be re-evaluated Monday, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Progressing well
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
Knee
March 7, 2025
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Walker (knee) was able to take some dry swings and play catch Friday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Imaging on knee comes back clean
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
Knee
March 5, 2025
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Wednesday that Walker has been diagnosed with inflammation in his left knee following an MRI, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Demoted for playing time
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
August 23, 2024
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Tuesday that Walker was demoted to Triple-A Memphis in order to get him consistent playing time, reports Katie Woo of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The 22-year-old was called up by St. Louis on Aug. 12 but went 1-for-11 in just four games before being sent back down Tuesday. Walker posted a .276/.342/.445 slash line with 16 homers in 117 games as a rookie last season, but he's been unable to get consistent run in the majors in 2024. His .756 OPS at Triple-A Memphis this season is underwhelming, but he could still receive another look in the big leagues down the stretch if the Cardinals fall out of playoff contention.
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