Source: Cards set to recall top prospect Walker from Triple-A
The Cardinals will recall Jordan Walker forward of Friday’s recreation in opposition to the Pirates, a supply advised MLB.com. The membership has not confirmed the transfer.
The outfielder/third baseman is rated because the Majors’ No. 1 prospect based on MLB Pipeline.
After a robust displaying in Spring Training, Walker didn’t simply make the Cardinals’ 2023 Opening Day roster, he began in proper subject and batted eighth in opposition to the Blue Jays within the season’s first recreation. Walker, who only in the near past turned 21 years outdated, greater than held his personal throughout his first 20 MLB video games with a league-average 101 wRC+. He additionally set a Cardinals’ document for recording a success in every of his first 12 MLB video games.
In the midst of a poor stretch from the Cardinals and an outfield logjam in late April, St. Louis optioned Walker to Triple-A, a degree he’d by no means performed at after making the direct soar to the Majors from Double-A. In 29 video games with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, Walker hit .239/.348/.398 with 4 dwelling runs.
With Tyler O’Neill and Dylan Carlson on the injured checklist and Lars Nootbaar leaving early from Monday’s recreation on account of again spasms, a gap arose for Walker.
