3 Cardinals to blame for Pirates sweep and 1 to stay patient with

Cardinals to stay patient with: Jordan Walker

Despite his hot start to the season, St. Louis did the unthinkable and sent Jordan Walker down to Memphis to work on his swing. Now that he’s back with the team after making said changes, the Cards need to let him gain his footing in the major leagues.

Walker is the best prospect in baseball for a reason. He’s an outfielder — where the Cardinals have stockpiled quite a bit of talent — and he deserves to start there for the foreseeable future without fear of retribution on a daily basis. Redbird Rants Josh Jacobs addressed this in a recent article:

"“Now that he’s back in St. Louis, the Cardinals must let him go through his struggles as they come. Every single player has slumps, just look at this year’s roster. I can’t name one player who has not had at least a week-long slump during this season alone. All baseball players go through that. Walker needs the freedom to fail now, and with how talented he is, I’m sure he’ll find great success most of the time.”"

Walker addressed whatever kinks in his swing made the Cardinals uncomfortable. He is back in the bigs, where he can help St. Louis turn things around, or at least aid them in finding some sort of future direction.