The Mets finally got a full game of baseball in on Saturday afternoon, in the first game of a doubleheader with the Phillies. For the second time in eight days, Tylor Megill and Taijuan Walker matched up against each other after Walker and the Phillies triumphed the first time around. It was a different story in this one, with Megill and the Mets taking a 4-3 win. Megill was fantastic in what is...
The Phillies hosted the Mets for the second of a four-game series on Friday night. After taking an early 2-0 lead, the Mets allowed four consecutive runs and fell flat. However, the Mets closed a 4-2 deficit in the final innings, sending the game to extras, but it was the Phillies who came out on top 5-4 in 10 innings. The Mets got the scoring started early, putting a run up against former Met...
If there are two main reasons why the Mets have been a sub-.500 ball club this year, it’s because of first-inning struggles and inexcusable mental miscues. When you fall behind early and consistently make mistakes, you’re going to lose more games than you win. That remained true on Friday night as the Mets fell behind due to multiple defensive mishaps and couldn’t get the offense going,...
Updated post, 12/6/2022, 10:20 pm. After signing Walker, the Phillies also signed right-handed reliever Matt Strahm, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Original post, 12/6/2022, 9:36 p.m. Taijuan Walker is signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the deal is for four years and $72 million–an $18...
The New York Mets have decided against extending the qualifying offer to right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Walker rejected a $7.5 million player option earlier this week and, with the Mets deciding not to pick up the $19.65 million qualifying offer, the righty will now hit free agency with no restrictions and will not be subject to draft pick compensation....
Mets pitchers Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker have officially opted out of their contracts for the 2023 season. The MLBPA released a list of nine new free agents on Monday, including deGrom, Walker, Boston’s Xander Bogaerts, and Minnesota’s Carlos Correa. DeGrom was scheduled to make $30.5 million if he accepted his option for the 2023 season. Walker had a $6 million option. This...
Player Data: 30 (8/13/1992), Primary Statistics: 29 GS, 12-5, 157 1/3 IP, 3.49 ERA, 132 K, 45 BB, 1.195 WHIP Advanced Stats: 3.65 FIP, 111 ERA+, 2.6 WAR, 8.2 H/9, 0.9 HR/9, 7.6 SO/9, 2.6 BB/9 2022 Salary: $7 million Grade: B- 2022 Review Coming into the 2022 season, the Mets did not know what they had in Taijuan Walker. In the first half of 2021 with the Mets, Walker looked like the steal of the...
