{"id":163617,"date":"2026-03-13T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=163617"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:06:16","slug":"cardinals-insider-drops-alarming-bombshell-jordan-walkers-bad-vibes-signal-crumbling-confidence-is-the-former-top-prospects-mlb-dream-already-dead-in-st-louis-or-can-he-still-flip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=163617","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals Insider Drops Alarming Bombshell: Jordan Walker’s “Bad Vibes” Signal Crumbling Confidence \u2013 Is the Former Top Prospect’s MLB Dream Already Dead in St. Louis, or Can He Still Flip the Script Before It’s Too Late?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feb 16, 2026; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) runs sprints during spring training workouts at Roger Dean Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images | Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images<\/div>\n

St. Louis Cardinals fans once requested the sun, the moon and the stars from Jordan Walker. After two miserable seasons from the right fielder, those expectations have completely dissipated, and most fans now just want to see him keep his head above water.<\/p>\n

So far in spring training, that hasn’t been the case: Walker has hit just .217\/.280\/.217, with five singles in 23 at-bats. His issues lifting the ball in the air don’t appear to have abated, and Cardinals podcaster Bernie Miklasz laid out some horrifying numbers to that end.<\/p>\n

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I know it's "only" spring training. But so far #STLCards<\/a> right fielder Jordan Walker has a 32% strikeout rate, and according to @fangraphs<\/a> 80% of his batted balls in play are grounders or infield pops. His GB rate is 60%.<\/p>\n

— Miklasz (@b_miklasz) March 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n