Good morning, Mets fans! Per Astros manager Joe Espada, Christian Walker will get minor league at-bats beginning Saturday. He will do this instead of traveling to Houston on Sunday with the rest of the team, though Espada still expects Walker to be ready for Opening Day against the Mets. Walker has been recovering from an oblique injury and was uncertain to be ready for the start of the season,...
Updated Post: Jan. 1 at 17:56 Jon Heyman of the New York Post, reporting on BR live told reviewers the Los Angeles Angels are “looking at” free agent slugger Pete Alonso. “I do believe Arte Moreno wants to get another big bat in there. And they would move Schanuel out to LF if they were to do that. I think Santander is probably a little more likely.” Updated Post: Dec. 28 at 16:30...
A flurry of moves has taken place today at the first base position Saturday. Josh Naylor was traded to the Diamondbacks for RHP Slade Cecconi and a competitive round B draft pick. Naylor will replace Christian Walker — who signed a three-year deal with the Astros earlier this week — at first base for the Diamondbacks. The left-hander slashed .243/.320/.456 with 31 homers with 108...
Free agent first baseman Christian Walker and the Houston Astros have come to terms on a three-year, $60 million deal, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. FanSided’s Robert Murray was the first to report that negotiations between the two sides were serious, while The Athletic’s Jim Bowden detailed that the contract was agreed to and pending a physical. The 33-year-old was one of...
Christian Walker, 1B Position: 1B B/T: R/R Age: 33 (03/28/1991) 2024 Traditional Stats: 552 PA, .251/.335/.468/.803, 120 H, 26 HR, 84 RBI 2024 Advanced Stats: 119 WRC+, 24.1% SO%, 10.0% BB%, .287 BABIP, .354 xwOBA, 3.0 fWAR, 13 OAA Rundown The Mets may not see first base as their top priority, but with Pete Alonso testing the free agent market, they need a contingency plan. Whether Alonso...
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is now less than three weeks away and talks of buyers/sellers are becoming more prominent. In the 2022 season, the league announced that a new playoff format would be used, including an expanded playoff allowing three wild card spots, which has changed how teams approach the trade deadline. Heading into Thursday, the National League has six teams within...
Sean Manaea wishes he had one pitch back. The lefty had a season-high 10 strikeouts, but failed to wiggle out of a third-inning jam, giving up a grand slam to Christian Walker with two outs that broke a scoreless tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks went on to a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets (24-34) at Citi Field. Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the fifth, raising the apple in center field,...
