The Mets designated lefty reliever Josh Walker for project, tweets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York wanted to open a spot on the 40-man roster after buying Ryne Stanek this night.
Walker has been an up-and-down bullpen piece since New York first chosen his contract final Might. He tossed 10 innings final yr and has labored 12 1/3 frames on the huge league degree this season. Walker owns a 6.45 earned run common in that reasonably restricted pattern. He has a roughly league common 22.3% strikeout proportion with an elevated 11.7% stroll price.
The Mets drafted Walker within the thirty seventh spherical of the 2017 draft out of the College of New Haven. It was very uncommon to search out an MLB contributor that late — the draft has since been shortened to twenty rounds — however Walker pitched his approach there with strong minor league numbers. He has a profession 3.85 mark over elements of seven minor league campaigns. That features a 2.83 ERA throughout 28 2/3 innings at Triple-A Syracuse this season, although he has walked an alarming 16.7% of opposing hitters within the course of.
New York can attempt to commerce Walker earlier than subsequent Tuesday’s deadline. They’ll in any other case must put him on waivers. He’s in his second minor league choice yr, that means one other workforce may hold him within the minors in the event that they’re prepared so as to add him to the 40-man roster. Walker has by no means been outrighted and has lower than three years of huge league service, so he wouldn’t be capable of elect free company if he will get by way of waivers unclaimed.
