St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker has been optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday. The former 21st overall pick in 2020 will head to the farm after opening the 2024 campaign with a weak .155/.239/.259 slash line with no home runs, four RBI, six walks and 18 strikeouts in 67 plate appearances over 20 games for the Red Birds. The 21-year-old will surely be back in St. Louis at some point, but he's going to need to work on some things in the minors first. Brendan Donovan is in left field and hitting leadoff on Wednesday, while rookie Michael Siani is in center field and batting ninth against Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery. With Walker now in the minors, Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera could see some more playing time in the outfield moving forward.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursdays Grapefruit League matchup versus the Houston Astros. The 21-year-old has been off to a slow start in his first 21 at-bats with that being his only homer to accompany three RBI, but there should be little concern from managers. At age 20, Walker held his own as one of the most highly touted prospects and hit .276 with 16 homers, 51 RBI and seven stolen bases. Walker remains one of the young stars on the rise and has light tower power coming out of his bat. With a full year under his belt to adjust to MLB pitching, Walker should continue to trend upwards. With an ADP of 140, Walker has the type of player profile that would be worth reaching for a few rounds earlier.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder/outfielder Jordan Walker will look to turn things around on Monday when the club squares off against the Washington Nationals in the Grapefruit League. Over his first 13 at-bats this spring, the Georgia native has just one RBI and is hitting .154. The 21-year-old remains one of the top prospects in the game and will look to build off of a rookie season that saw many ups and downs. Ultimately, Walker finished with a .276 batting average to go along with 16 homers and 51 RBI in 117 games. Despite his slow start in limited at-bats this spring, managers should have plenty of patience. Remaining one of the best prospects and young power hitters in the game, Walker might fly under the radar in redraft leagues and is absolutely worth taking a chance on with his very high ceiling. In dynasty formats, managers should sit back and enjoy the show.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker went 3-for-4 on Sunday with an RBI double to beat the Reds 4-3. The 21-year-old rookie sensation had a solid season in 2023, producing a slash line of .276/.342/.445 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI in 117 games. In 420 trips to the plate, Walker struck out 104 times. However, the right-handed hitter should have a full-time role in the Cardinals lineup in 2024.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, and a pair of runs scored in a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Walker has been on fire lately and he kept it going in Sunday's victory. He extended the Cards' lead to 3-1 with a laser shot home run to left field off Johan Oviedo in the bottom of the third inning. He would add his 15th double later in the contest as well and come around to score his second run. The 21-year-old rookie has been sizzling at the dish, perfect timing with the fantasy postseason getting underway. Over the last 15 contests (51 at-bats), Walker is rocking a .333/.407/.588 triple-slash line with three home runs and eight RBI. Overall, he's got a .274/.341/.453 batting line with 14 home runs, 42 RBI, and six stolen bases across 329 at-bats. He's really come into his own lately and should find himself creeping up draft boards next season.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker is out of Saturday's starting lineup versus the New York Mets. The team has decided to give Walker a rest day after going hitless over the first two games of the series. The expectation is that Walker will be back in the lineup after his rest day on Saturday. In the meantime, Alec Burleson will cover right field, while Willson Contreras moves to the designated hitter spot versus right-hander Kodai Senga on Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker is out of the lineup on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. It's a normal day of rest for Walker. In his absence, Alec Burleson will make the start in right field and will bat sixth in the order against Rays right-hander Zack Littell. Walker got off to a scorching start early in his first big-league season before being demoted to the minors for a short stretch. Since returning on June 2, he's hit .255 (49-for-192) with eight home runs, eight doubles, 19 RBI, three stolen bases and 19 runs scored in 54 games (53 starts) for the Red Birds. The young outfielder has been worse since the All-Star break, going 17-for-81 (.210) with two homers, three doubles, five RBI, two steals and seven runs scored in 23 games (22 starts).

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker is taking a seat on Wednesday as the team faces the visiting Houston Astros. Walker isn't being benched because he's not producing. The 21-year-old rookie phenom is currently riding a 16-game hitting streak in which he's gone 21-for-55 (.382) with four home runs, three doubles, nine RBI, a stolen base and eight runs scored in 63 trips to the plate. Walker needs to be started in all lineups when he's on the field, as he's hitting a cool .303 (43-for-142) with six homers, 20 RBI and three stolen bases in his first 40 MLB games. Brendan Donovan is starting in left field and hitting leadoff, while Alec Burleson is the designated hitter and batting seventh against Astros right-hander Cristian Javier on Wednesday.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker (illness) has returned to the team's starting lineup on Saturday for the first of two games in London against the division-rival Chicago Cubs. Walker is serving as the designated hitter and is batting fifth against Cubs left-hander Justin Steele. The 21-year-old didn't play on Wednesday and then had two off days to get better. Fantasy managers need to get the former first-rounder back into all starting lineups immediately. He's currently riding a 13-game hitting streak that has seen him go 18-for-45 (.400) with four home runs, three doubles, eight RBI, a stolen base and six runs scored. However, he is hitting a lowly .182 (4-for-22) with only one of his long balls against left-handers in 2023.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker (illness) is dealing with a bit of an illness, according to manager Oliver Marmol, which is why he wasn't in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. And with the Cardinals not playing again until Saturday in London against the division-rival Chicago Cubs, there's a very good chance that fantasy managers will have Walker back on the field by then. The 21-year-old is one of the most dynamic young hitters in the game, and he's currently riding a 13-game hitting streak in which he's gone 18-for-45 (.400) with four home runs, three doubles, eight RBI and six runs scored. Fantasy managers can't wait to get him back into their lineups.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker will start Wednesday's contest against the Washington Nationals on the bench. It will be a regular day of rest for Walker, who is in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak. Over that 13-game stretch, he's gone 18-for-45 (.400) with four homers, three doubles, eight RBI, a stolen base, five walks and six runs scored in 51 trips to the plate. After a brief demotion to the minors, the 21-year-old former first-rounder has been as advertised, and he's now hitting over .300 on the season with six long balls, six doubles, 19 RBI and 15 runs scored in his first 37 big-league games. Walker is a must-start anytime he's in the lineup. Lars Nootbaar is in left field and batting third on Wednesday, while Dylan Carlson is in right and hitting seventh against Nationals right-hander Trevor Williams.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker is serving as the designated hitter and is batting sixth in the lineup on Monday against the Washington Nationals and right-hander Josiah Gray. It will be the first career start for Walker in the DH role with fellow outfielder Lars Nootbaar (back) back from the injured list. Brendan Donovan is starting in left field and hitting leadoff, but he's in line to lose playing time in St. Louis' outfield now that Nootbaar is back in the fold. Despite being optioned to the minors earlier this year after some struggles with big-league pitching, Walker has been strong so far in 2023 in his rookie year, slashing .296/.362/.488 with an .850 OPS, six doubles, six homers, 19 RBI, three steals and 14 runs scored in 35 games. He's riding an 11-game hitting streak in which he's gone 15-for-38 (.395) with three doubles, four homers, eight RBI and a stolen base.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run plus an additional run scored amidst a 7-4 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. The 21-year-old walloped his second round-tripper in three games after a quiet 2-for-16 stretch to start his second 2023 stint in the major leagues. Walker is hitting a respectable .278 with a .766 OPS and four big flies, 14 RBI, plus two stolen bases over 97 at-bats this year. If an impatient fantasy manager dropped MLB's top prospect in your league during a slow start after his call-up, do not hesitate to give him a look.

St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Jordan Walker is starting in right field and is batting eighth in his return to the big leagues on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Roansy Contreras. The top prospect in all of baseball, per MLB Pipeline, had a strong start to his MLB career in April before slumping and being sent to Triple-A Memphis. The 21-year-old will return to a .274 average (20-for-73) with three doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI and two stolen bases in 20 games. On the farm, he hit just .239 (27-for-113) in 29 games, but he was heating up before being called up on Friday and had six doubles, four long balls, 16 RBI and four steals. Fantasy managers will probably need to be patient, but the upside is worth it and Walker should now be rostered everywhere.

The St. Louis Cardinals are calling up outfield prospect Jordan Walker from Triple-A Memphis, according to a source with direct knowledge of the move. Walker will join the team's active roster on Friday before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 21-year-old is the No. 1 overall prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, so he needs to be immediately added off the waiver wire in leagues where he's still available. He started his MLB career with a 12-game hitting streak earlier this year but went 5-for-26 (.192) over an eight-game stretch with nine strikeouts in late April to get demoted. Walker hit just .239 in 29 games for Memphis, but he's turned it on of late and is going to get another shot at the big-league level, hopefully for the rest of the 2023 season.

St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Jordan Walker was impressive in a game for Triple-A Memphis, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a 416-foot home run that was 105.7 mph off the bat. Baseball's top prospect has struggled since his demotion, slashing .274/.321/.397 with a 25.6% strikeout rate. He started the season with the major-league squad, going on a 12-game hitting streak early, but went cold, going 5-for-26 in his last eight games with the Cardinals. The 20-year-old is getting closer to his big-league return so the time to stash is now.

The St. Louis Cardinals optioned outfield prospect Jordan Walker to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday and recalled infielder Taylor Motter from Memphis in a corresponding move. A recent cold spell at the plate has earned Walker a demotion to the minors for the time being. The 20-year-old began his major-league career with a 12-game hitting streak early on, but he's fallen on hard times recently and has gone 5-for-26 (.192) with no home runs, three RBI and nine strikeouts in his last eight games for the Cardinals to drop his season average to .274 (20-for-73) with two homers and 11 RBI in 20 games played. Walker entered the 2023 season as St. Louis' top prospect, per MLB Pipeline, so we suspect he'll be back in the bigs sooner than later. Those in dynasty/keeper and NL-only leagues should hang onto him.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker is not in the lineup on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. It looks to be just an off day for Walker, who continues to hit low in the lineup. He has hit 7th in eight games and 8th in 9 games to begin the season. The Cardinals have a deep lineup and an excess of starting-caliber players, so somebody will get the ride the pine each night. Lars Nootbaar is in right field and leading off for the Cardinals on Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Jordan Walker (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is a good time for a rest day after Walker's 12-game hitting streak came to an end on Thursday. Despite that, Walker has been on fire to start the season, so expect him back in the lineup after he gets his rest day. In his absence, Alec Burleson, Dylan Carlson, and Tyler O'Neill will cover the outfield versus right-hander Johan Oviedo on Friday.

St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Jordan Walker was selected for the team's Opening Day roster. Walker is the Cardinals' No. 1 prospect and is ranked fifth in all of baseball. The 20-year-old showed a glimpse of his potential throughout spring training and hit his way to a .831 OPS. He made 62 plate appearances and slashed .295/.307/.525 with three homers and nine RBI. Walker displayed impressive bat-to-ball skills and showboated some of his long-ball pop. He possesses monumental arm strength and executed a handful of highlight-worthy plays throughout spring training. Walker doesn't turn 22 until May and is already hinting towards a potential Rookie of the Year campaign.