That’s right, everyone. It’s time for the first official installment of System Sundays for 2021. And, in fact, the first official System Sundays since 2019, seeing as how there was no system, and therefore no need for these weekly-ish check in posts, during the nightmare year that was 2020.
So let’s kick off the year with a look at last year’s top pick and his hot start, then comb through a few players in the unusually well-populated demographic of left-handed pitcher in the Cards’ system.
Walker’s Career Off to a Grand Start
When the Cardinals made Jordan Walker their first round draft pick last June, a lot of people were surprised.