WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In this very room a little more than three weeks ago, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol scribbled some notes on his lineup card following a Grapefruit League win against the Nationals.
Top prospect Jordan Walker had homered not once but twice in the game. The first one traveled an eye-popping 470 feet, landing near a palm tree that stands well beyond the outfield wall. The manager wanted the moment starred.
“That,” Marmol recalled Sunday, back behind the same desk, “was an impressive one. I kept my notes.