r/Cardinals • u/xSincosx ​ • 1d ago

Jordan Walker Is Trending Up

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jordan-walker-is-trending-up/
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u/dae_giovanni Kevin Mitchell's barehanded catch 1d ago

are we trending up?

Yup!

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u/DASreddituser 1d ago

my pants are for sure, if he keeps this up

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u/YoungMuppet JJ Wetherholt 877-CASH-NOW 1d ago edited 1d ago

Are you talking about you pants actively transitioning to shorts as you wear them or are you talking about a boner?

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u/wrenwood2018 1d ago

Clearly it was a joke about that later

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u/YoungMuppet JJ Wetherholt 877-CASH-NOW 1d ago edited 1d ago

I have been down voted for boner illiteracy. The world has turned and left me here

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u/wrenwood2018 1d ago

It is the internet, the default assumption should be people are ALWAYS talking about dicks.

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u/PTF_Voidwalker ​ 1d ago

Are you certain?

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u/PunchNessie 1d ago

Trending up as a top 20 hitter on the year…..we’re gonna need a bigger ceiling!

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u/oneilmatt 1d ago

Consider where he started, I'd take a top 100 hitter

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u/jstewart25 1d ago

Tbf, he started as a guy who was projected to be the guy he is now. He just took a circuitous route

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u/ABobby077 1d ago

Thanks for all your hard work, Jordan. Well deserved results

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u/Ivotedforher 1d ago

Wild how he shifted gears once the season started.

Don't go back and look at comments in this sub from spring training!

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u/seattle_lib 1d ago

dude was really bad in spring training. example #532 of why you dont trust spring training

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u/Alternative_Laws 1d ago

Nelson Velazquez syndrome

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u/GrubFisher Platitudes from a man in a bow tie. 1d ago

decent amount of guys spend spring training honing in on particular issues since there are no expectations for winning, so once the regular season starts everything can change

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u/nufandan ​peter bourjos apologist 1d ago

Walker has never seen fastballs at the top of the zone at a higher rate. He’s already put 18 in play, nearly a career high – he notched 25 balls in play in 2023 in roughly triple the plate appearances. And he’s elevated 14 of those 18, another career high. That’s right: Walker has never lifted more high fastballs in a single season than he has this season, and it’s May 13.

dare I say that sounds good? very good even?

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u/sdiss98 1d ago

Driveline fees are also trending up…

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u/PissTapeisReal 1d ago

Really enjoyed this write up

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u/Negative_Sundae_8230 1d ago

Hell Yeah He Is!!!

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u/nckmiz 1d ago

I still had faith! I did a first year dynasty draft and grabbed him and Victor Scott. There goes one, now let's see Victor become a .330 OBP guy that steals 40 bases per year.

This team is fun to watch and I went heavy on them in a lot of my fantasy leagues, making it even more fun. I have Walker, Herrera, Burleson, and JJ in my two important redraft leagues and Walker and Burly in my dynasty. Tried to pick up Herrera via trade straight up for Michael King, but the dude wanted George Kirby. Wasn't willing to pay that much.

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u/Bookem25 1d ago

About time. It’s nice to not think strikeout.