Taijuan Walker overpowering as Mariners beat Athletics 5-3

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1128616/taijuan-walker-overpowering-mariners-beat-athletics/

I wanted Eppler to sign him, it would have been a low risk high reward signing, but Nooooo!

Edited August 1, 2020 by Ace-Of-Diamonds

[Stradling]

Yep, I wanted him signed as well.  

[ScottT]

Funny there was no thread after his first start.

[Lou]

He would have the 4th lowest ERA of our SP.

Meh...

[SoCalSportsFan]

My son went to HS with Taijuan. Some of my son's friends (from 1st grade on) played BB with Taijuan at Yucaipa High School.

He has a strong fan base in Yucaipa, and I've been following him since his 1st MLB start.

Less than an hour drive after the games over back to Yucaipa from the stadium!

[beatlesrule]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

He would have the 4th lowest ERA of our SP.

Meh...

His ERA would be different here(different opponents and different fielders) but I get where you are going.

[Puget Sound Angel]

Didn't the Mariners release him before because they thought he was done?

[Stradling]

42 minutes ago, Puget Sound Angel said:

Didn't the Mariners release him before because they thought he was done?

They traded him.  

[SoCalSportsFan]

1 hour ago, Puget Sound Angel said:

Didn't the Mariners release him before because they thought he was done?

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/diamondbacks-acquire-taijuan-walker-ketel-marte-from-mariners.html

Taijuan also had TJ surgery April 2018, came back last year, but released by DB's during last winter.

[Angel Oracle]

Eppler hasn't had the greatest success with acquiring MLB starters, that much is for sure.

Gotta hope Bundy starts to change that.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

That's better 大谷 (Ohtani)

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

we was robbed

[SoCalSportsFan]

Thursday nights Seattle Starter is Taijuan

https://www.mlb.com/angels/roster/starting-lineups/2020-08-06

 

[ScottT]

Haha

[Lou]

[Taylor]

You guys need to get off the short bus.

 

(Not my words.)

[Chuck]

On 8/1/2020 at 12:18 PM, Lou said:

He would have the 4th lowest ERA of our SP.

Meh...

2nd....

Taijuan Walker was dominant in a victory over the Orioles in his Blue Jays' debut on Saturday, scattering four hits over six scoreless innings.

Walker punched out four on the night while issuing three free passes. He threw 92 pitches in the game -- 56 of them for strikes. Only once in the game did the Orioles have a player reach third base against him -- with two outs in the fifth inning -- and he retired Renato Nunez on a fly ball to end that threat. The right-hander will carry a 3.27 ERA and 1.09 WHIP into Thursday's matchup against the Red Sox in Boston.

[Lou]

You're trying too hard. 

Bundy has been better. 

[failos]

8 minutes ago, Lou said:

You're trying too hard. 

Bundy has been better. 

I think his point is that we could’ve had both

[Lou]

1 minute ago, failos said:

I think his point is that we could’ve had both

Every team could have had both. We got the one with an additional year of control.

And a lower era. 

[Chuck]

14 hours ago, failos said:

I think his point is that we could’ve had both

Correct.

For a bargain basement price as well. 

[Chuck]

14 hours ago, Lou said:

You're trying too hard. 

Bundy has been better. 

I'm barely trying. Just providing facts.

I also never said he was better than Bundy. I said we should have stocked up on SP in the offseason and Walker was one of those arms I said we should take a flyer on for cheap. 

[Taylor]

Chuck, you were right about Walker.