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Phillies Sign Taijuan Walker to Four-Year Deal
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Phillies follow up the Trea Turner move with this:
Right-hander Taijuan Walker and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN. A day after signing Trea Turner, the Phillies add to their rotation with one of the top pitcher left on the free agent market. First on the scene was @ByRobertMurray.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 7, 2022
Taijuan Walker's deal with the Philadelphia Phillies is for four years and $72 million, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 7, 2022
Walker was most recently a Met. A 6’4″ righty with a career 3.89 ERA. He was an All Star two years ago (replacing deGrom) and is a ground ball pitcher, certainly throwing more to contact than making guys whiff.
This is a good addition behind the top three guys. He’s a mid/back end starter, so that group of Zack Wheeler/Aaron Nola/Ranger Suarez and then Walker is pretty solid on paper. If Andrew Painter is ready to go and gets a chance, then buckle up boys and girls and let’s ride! Hopefully not like Russell Wilson though.
There was Carlos Rodon talk, obviously, but Walker didn’t have a qualifying offer, so no draft pick attached and no loss beyond the money they’re paying him. Four years and 72 million seems like a lot, but that’s the market these days, and the Phillies are spending now because they’re in it to win it.
— Taijuan Walker (@tai_walker) December 7, 2022
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com