The St. Louis Cardinals have shifted to at least a little bit of a youth movement when they called up Jimmy Crooks III and Cesar Prieto last week. Even though the two of them are filling a backup role for now, it was a nice change of pace for the organization to actually call up exciting, young players rather than have roster spots filled by guys with no expected roles or futures with the team.

One major player in this youth movement, even though he’s been on the roster for the last 2.5 years, is Jordan Walker. The former top prospect has spent the entire season on the big league roster except for a couple of rehab assignments, one where he was activated very quickly and another where he was left in the minors until the Cardinals were happy with his approach at the plate. That approach ha

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