It was only Monday that I touted Jordan Walker as a speculative pickup based on his superlative exit velocities and improved fly-all rate. Both served as indicators that the swing changes he made late in spring training were having the desired effect, and at 23, despite all his past fakeouts, he was hardly a lost cause.
All he’s done since then is homer in every single game, three in all. I’m just going to say it: good call.
With his roster rate now at 78 percent in CBS Sports leagues, I could justify touting Walker again here — that number should be much closer to 100, after all — but I think I’ve made my point. The shallowest leagues may lag behind, but they’ll soon come to the same conclusion that the rest of us have. If you play in such a league and missed me making the case for Walker the first time, you can find it here.
The rest of us will turn our attention to other players that I haven’t had a chance to address yet, including a long-overdue pitching breakout and a former hitting prospect signaling the same sort of growth that we’re seeing from Walker.
Potential waiver wire pickups
