Mets Sign Taijuan Walker to 2-Year Deal
The 28-year-old right-hander started 11 games last year in the shortened 2020 season
According to Andy Martino of SNY and Joel Sherman of the New York Post (financials), the New York Mets have solidified their starting rotation by signing Taijuan Walker to a reported two-year, $20 million deal.
Walker, 28, started the 2020 season in Seattle before being traded to Toronto during their playoff push. The former top prospect posted a 2.70 ERA/4.56 FIP through those 11 starts and really locked in when he arrived in Toronto (1.37 ERA over six starts).
The addition to Walker answers a lot of questions for the beginning of the season — depth is great — but also adds new questions for when Noah Syndergaard returns.
The fight for the fifth spot in the rotation is now between David Peterson, the newly-acquired Joey Lucchesi, and the depth the Mets have in Franklyn Kilome, Jordan Yamamoto, Sean Reid-Foley, Jerad Eickhoff, and others.
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Love this signing. A legit backend starter that can hopefully build on last season and helps us avoid the taxi crew of random fill in starters from recent years.