Taijuan Walker: Everything you need to know

Taijuan Walker

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
2/26	WSH	W 7-3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
Preseason Totals			2	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/22	CHC	L 4-2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2
4/17	ATL	L 8-0	4.0	4	3	1	0	0	7	7	7
4/11	AZ	W 4-3	5.0	6	2	0	0	0	4	2	2
4/5	COL	L 4-1	5.0	4	2	0	0	0	7	4	4
3/30	WSH	L 13-2	4.2	2	3	0	0	0	10	7	6
Regular Season Totals			20.2	16	10	1	0	0	32	23	21

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	4	22.2	1	4	0.0	17	11	1	0	36	25	23	0	0	0.353	8
Away	1	9.0	0	2	0.0	5	3	0	0	15	9	8	0	0	0.366	5
Home	3	13.2	1	2	0.0	12	8	0	0	21	16	15	0	0	0.344	3
Night	2	12.2	0	3	0.0	7	7	0	0	25	19	17	0	0	0.391	4
Day	2	10.0	1	1	0.0	10	4	0	0	11	6	6	0	0	0.289	4
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	9	7	0	0	26	19	0	0	0	0.388	6
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	8	4	1	0	10	6	0	0	0	0.286	2
March	1	4.2	0	1	0.0	2	3	0	0	10	7	6	0	0	0.400	0
April	3	18.0	1	3	0.0	15	8	0	0	26	18	17	0	0	0.338	8
Opponent
vs CHC	0	4.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	8	5	4	0	0	0.400	2
vs COL	1	5.0	0	1	0.0	4	2	0	0	7	4	4	0	0	0.333	3
vs ATL	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	4	3	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0.368	2
vs WSH	1	4.2	0	1	0.0	2	3	0	0	10	7	6	0	0	0.400	0
vs AZ	1	5.0	1	0	0.0	6	2	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.235	1
Venue
@ Philadelphia	3	13.2	1	2	0.0	12	8	0	0	21	16	15	0	0	0.344	3
@ Colorado	1	5.0	0	1	0.0	4	2	0	0	7	4	4	0	0	0.333	3
@ Chicago	0	4.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	8	5	4	0	0	0.400	2

Taijuan Walker: Breaking News

The Angels released Walker on Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. After being cut by the Phillies in April, Walker inked a minor-league deal with the Halos on May 25. Walker proceeded to turn in a 2.45 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB across 11 innings between two appearances in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and one at Triple-A Salt Lake, but since a promotion to the big leagues wasn't imminent, the veteran right-hander elected to exercise an opt-out clause in his contract. He'll now assess his options as a free agent but will most likely have to settle for another minor-league deal.

Walker signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. Walker was cut by the Phillies in late April after accumulating a 9.13 ERA and 2.07 WHIP through 22.2 innings. He'll now attempt to rebound with the Halos and report to the team's complex in Arizona, presumably to work on his mechanics. If the 33-year-old performs well in the minors, he could join Los Angeles' rotation at some point.

The Phillies released Walker on Thursday. Walker was roughed up for five runs (four earned) over four innings in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs, which actually lowered his season ERA to 9.13. With Zack Wheeler (shoulder) due back Saturday, Walker was about to lose his rotation spot, and now he's lost his roster spot altogether. Walker will finish his tenure in Philadelphia with a 5.12 ERA over 89 regular-season appearances (71 starts). The Phillies remain responsible for the roughly $15 million Walker is owed through the remainder of this season.