Cardinals' Jordan Walker receives extension update that should get done quickly

Walker is hitting .290 this season with 11 homers and a .924 OPS and 164 OPS+ in 41 games and 176 plate appearances. His 2.5 bWAR is already more than the rest of his career combined by a wide margin, as he was a net negative player before this season.

The Cardinals slugger is breaking out at 23 years old, and he will be 24 on May 22nd. St. Louis should not be hesitant to extend Walker.

He's under club control through the 2029 season, and since he's still so young, there should be no qualms over offering him a long-term extension.

Murray highlighted the six-year extension Pete Crow-Armstrong signed with the Chicago Cubs and the 10-year extension Austin Riley signed with the Atlanta Braves as two potential avenues.

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Ideally, the Cardinals get Walker for the rest of his career, especially if this 2026 production is actually who he is as an MLB player.

But, a more realistic extension for Walker might be a deal that carries him under club control through the 2031 season, getting two years of control after his arbitration years are up.

It will cost the Cardinals a lot of money, but this is the kind of extension the rebuilding Cardinals should make. They saved a ton of money by trading veterans and will have plenty of money to spend going forward.

Walker shouldn't leave St. Louis anytime soon, and this extension rumor coming into play is one that the Cardinals need to act upon ASAP; otherwise, the price tag for Walker is only going to increase.

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