After seeing what Cardinals prospect Victor Scott II can do on a baseball field, on a basketball court and in a bowling alley, Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker makes the comparison to one of baseball’s biggest stars when describing Scott.

“Unbelievable athlete,” Walker said Sunday at Busch Stadium during Day 2 of Winter Warm-up. “I don't know if you guys have seen him. He's an unbelievable basketball player. Unbelievable bowler. He's kind of like the Mookie Betts of the Cardinals, I would say.”

Through his first full minor league season since getting drafted in the fifth round of the 2022 MLB draft, Scott batted .303 with a .369 on-base percentage and 94 stolen bases in 132 games between Class High-A and Class AA. The 94 stolen bases tied Scott with Rays prospect and off-field friend Chandler Simpson for the MiLB lead.

Scott’s 2023 campaign also included 166 hits — which were the second-most in MiLB behind fellow Cardinals prospect Thomas Saggese — and a strong performance in the Arizona Fall League that included a .286 average and 18 stolen bases in 23 games.

On the defensive side of the ball, Scott, an avid bowler in his spare time, provided stability in center field at each level he played and won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The minor league Gold Gloves awarded by Rawlings are given to nine players across all levels of minor league baseball.

The breakout year gave the 22-year-old a quick climb up prospect rankings and a spot in last July's Futures Game in Seattle. 

He'll get an early start to follow up on his breakout year this spring. Scott will be a non-roster invite to big league spring training after getting cameos in big league camp last spring with major league players absent because of the World Baseball Classic.

It will be Scott’s first full big league spring training and one that will give him more looks in front of the MLB staff as he quickly nears the majors.

It’s a similar spot to where the 21-year-old Walker was a year ago before he broke Cardinals camp with a spot in St. Louis’ opening day starting lineup.

Being part of the same traveling group for the Cardinals Caravan that stopped in Peoria, Illinois, this weekend gave Scott the chance to hear Walker's advice on being a quick-rising prospect in his first big league spring.

"For guys like that, it's kind of hard to give advice in my situation because he's just so good,” Walker said of his conversation with the fellow young outfielder. “Like, what am I going to tell him? ... When it comes to the game, I shouldn't tell him anything. Just keep doing what he's doing.”