Is Jordan Walker a bust? It's a premature and unfair question to even ask about the St. Louis Cardinals ' ballyhooed young hitter, but his persistent struggles in the majors have invited such inquiries.

This underlying reality -- that Walker is fast approaching a crossroads of sorts with the organization that drafted him out of a Georgia high school in 2020 -- is reflected by recent comments made by prominent manager Oliver Marmol and hitting coach Brant Brown.

Brown on Tuesday said this of Walker during an appearance on KMOX radio :

"On his daily structure level is, at some point in time he's going to have to devote more focus on preparation. We've had long conversations on this. ... When Jordan Walker is ready to be good, we all know the potential. I don't even think he knows th

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