4 years agoNew York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker went six innings in his Mets debut on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. He allowed just two earned runs on four hits in the Mets' 3-2 victory. Walker, who struck out four in his six innings of work, only walked two batters and impressively earned called strikes on 21.8% of his pitches. Despite his performance, Walker did not factor into the decision. Walker has been limited to just 67 1/3 innings pitched over the last three seasons due to injuries. Now that he is healthy, he appears poised for a big season as the Mets' third starter. Thursday's outing certainly supports this expectation. If he can get his career walk rate down and rely more on his slider which produced a higher whiff rate, lower launch angle, and lower exit velocity than his fastball in 2020, Walker could be in line for a big season in 2021.--Nick Ritrivi - RotoBaller
Source: MLB.com