Taijuan Walker Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 235 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/13/1992 (30)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Taijuan Walker Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Taijuan Walker News
The New York Mets decided not to extend the $19.65 million qualifying offer to free-agent starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. Meanwhile, right-handers Jacob deGrom and Chris Bassitt and outfielder Brandon Nimmo all received the offer. Like deGrom and Bassitt, Walker opted out of his $6 million player option for the 2023 season and can now sign with any teams on the open market. The 30-year-old was much better in his second season with the Mets, going 12-5 with a 3.49 ERA (3.65 FIP), a 1.19 WHIP, 132 strikeouts and 45 walks in 157 1/3 innings pitched over his 29 starts in 2022. There's a chance the Mets look to bring him back, but Walker will be looking for a lucrative multi-year deal on the open market this winter.
New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker opted out of the final season of his deal with the Mets on Monday and has become a free agent. Walker joins rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Chris Bassitt in opting out of their deals. Neither move comes as a surprise. The 30-year-old Walker was an All-Star with the Mets in his first year with the team in 2021. He was solid again in 2022, going 12-5 with a 3.49 ERA (3.65 FIP), a 1.19 WHIP and a 132:45 K:BB in 157 1/3 innings pitched over 29 starts. He will forego his $6 million player option for the 2023 with hopes of landing of more lucrative multi-year deal on the open market this offseason.
New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker is available out of the bullpen for Sunday's Game 3, according to manager Buck Showalter. It appears the Mets are going to do whatever it takes to win this elimination contest. They'd obviously like to stay away from using Walker, so he can pitch in the beginning of the next series. However, it appears Walker is available and could see some action during Sunday's contest.
Batting Order
| 1 | Kyle Schwarber |
| 2 | Rhys Hoskins |
| 3 | J.T. Realmuto |
| 4 | Bryce Harper |
| 5 | Nick Castellanos |
| 6 | Alec Bohm |
| 7 | Jean Segura |
| 8 | Matt Vierling |
| 9 | Edmundo Sosa |
Taijuan Walker Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Kyle Schwarber |
| 2 | Rhys Hoskins |
| 3 | J.T. Realmuto |
| 4 | Bryce Harper |
| 5 | Nick Castellanos |
| 6 | Alec Bohm |
| 7 | Jean Segura |
| 8 | Matt Vierling |
| 9 | Edmundo Sosa |
After posting a fine 2.70 ERA in 11 starts during the shortened 2020 season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners after returning from Tommy John surgery the previous year, right-hander Taijuan Walker signed a two-year, $20 million deal to join the New York Mets rotation. Finally healthy again, he struck out 50 hitters in 53 1/3 innings. The former first-rounder in 2010 had a 3.84 career ERA in eight years in Seattle, Arizona and Toronto, but injuries have been an issue and the closest he's come to a full season was in 2015 when he started 29 games over 169 2/3 frames. Don't let his 2.70 ERA from 2020 fool you, though, as he had a 4.56 FIP and an 8.4 percent walk rate. Walker was also fortunate to have a .243 BABIP against, which led to a .213 opponent's average. The 28-year-old relied less on his four-seam fastball (50.3 percent) and more on his slider (21.6 percent), but Walker will need to show better command of his secondary pitches to be anything more than rotation depth in deep mixed leagues in 2021.
