Walker's hot start secures more PT
Apr 18 2026
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis Cardinals
NEWS: OF Jordan Walker is on fire.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: The early returns on Walker’s off-season work are paying off, as his 8 HR are already two more than he had all of last season. His 255 PX is no joke, as he’s (finally) putting his elite exit velocity to work by consistently lifting the ball. While his 69 ct% implies a cold streak is inevitable at some point, he’s probably shown enough already to entrench himself as a building block in the heart of the order for the foreseeable future. As such, we’ve added 10% more PT to Walker, trimmed back the PT on INF/OF Thomas Saggese (-5%) and OF Nathan Church (-5%) to accommodate; they will mix in with 3B Ramón Urías and INF/OF José Fermín as...
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