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Walker impressing Phils in camp: 'He's a different guy right now' CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Everything about Taijuan Walker looks different this spring. The velocity is up. The command has improved. The movement...

MARCH 8, 2025 • MLB.COM

Rehabbing Phillies Pitcher Has Encouraging Outing Against Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker is battling to make the team after a disastrous 2024 season.

MARCH 8, 2025 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Philadelphia Phillies Skipper Hints at Taijuan Walker Getting Rotation Spot The Philadelphia Phillies upgraded their rotation this winter. While they did so without making a splashy signing or pulling off a headline-...

MARCH 4, 2025 • SI.COM

Phillies facing surprising decision after Taijuan Walker news | Sporting News The Philadelphia Phillies have a once-unthinkable decision to make as their veteran pitcher turns heads in spring training.

MARCH 3, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Phillies facing surprising decision after Taijuan Walker news | Sporting News Canada The Philadelphia Phillies have a once-unthinkable decision to make as their veteran pitcher turns heads in spring training.

MARCH 3, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Fighting for spot on Phils' roster, Walker gets positive reviews CLEARWATER, Fla. – It feels like a quick turnaround. The Phillies will play their Grapefruit League opener against the Tigers on Saturday af...

FEBRUARY 21, 2025 • MLB.COM

Fighting for bullpen spot Walker is in a battle for the Phillies' final bullpen job this spring, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Impact Walker opened the offseason knowing that he was at best keeping a seat warm for Andrew Painter, who's expected to eventually earn a rotation spot once he's fully built back up from Tommy John surgery. Then the Phillies acquired Jesus Luzardo in a trade with the Marlins, bumping Walker to the bullpen. While the two years and $36 million remaining on Walker's contract make a compelling case for the Phillies to find some use for him, his 5.27 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 17.6 percent strikeout rate over the first two years of his deal give the team plenty of reason to cut bait.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pondering 4 Taijuan Walker Replacements For Phillies After Disastrous Campaign The Philadelphia Phillies will need to replace Taijuan Walker in their starting rotation after he posted a horrendous 7.10 ERA in a disaster...

NOVEMBER 16, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Mets, Phillies set for 1,082nd head-to-head game and 1st in a playoff series

Take a look at the great moments in the Mets-Phillies rivalry and one thing is missing

OCTOBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Cody Bellinger drives in 4 runs in the Cubs' 10-4 win over the Phillies

Cody Bellinger tripled, singled twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 • Associated Press

Won't make normal start Walker won't make his scheduled start Tuesday against the Cubs but could pitch in relief, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Impact Walker was knocked around in his last start Thursday against the Mets (eight runs on six hits and three walks), and he'll likely have a difficult time making Philly's postseason roster unless things change in his final appearance or two of the regular season. Tanner Banks will be called on to serve as the opener, and Gelb notes that Walker and Kolby Allard are candidates to pitch in long relief. Walker's spot in the rotation won't come up again with only four games remaining after Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Allows four homers in loss Walker (3-7) took the loss against the Mets on Thursday, allowing eight runs on six hits and three walks over 3.1 innings while striking out two. He also hit a batter with a pitch.

Impact Walker had a hard time with the Mets' lineup right out of the gate, surrendering back-to-back home runs to Matt Vientos and Pete Alonso with two outs in the opening frame. The right-hander would again be victimized by the long ball in the third and fourth innings before being relieved by Jose Ruiz. The eight runs allowed marked a season high for Walker, as did the four home runs he coughed up on the night. He's now allowed 13 runs over his last two starts (with his previous start coming back on Aug. 28).

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Mets score 10 runs in 3 straight games for 1st time, delay Phillies' playoff clinch with 10-6 win

Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez homered off Taijuan Walker, and the New York Mets scored 10 runs in three straight games for the first time in their...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • Associated Press

Set to start Thursday Walker will draw the start for the Phillies' series opener against the Mets on Thursday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Impact Walker was relegated to the Phillies' bullpen following his last start against the Astros on Aug. 28, when he allowed six runs on 13 hits and one walk over six innings. He allowed five runs (four earned) across his first two relief outings, but he pitched three scoreless innings against the Mets on Saturday, and manager Rob Thompson liked how Walker threw in that contest enough to give the 32-year-old right-hander the start Thursday. Walker has a 6.29 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 55:31 K:BB over 78.2 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Bryce Harper, Cal Stevenson lift NL East-leading Phillies to 6-4 comeback win over Mets

Bryce Harper homered twice, Cal Stevenson hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and made a run-saving, highlight-reel catch in the eighth, and the NL East-leading Ph...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 • Associated Press

Infield prospect Luisangel Acuña gets 2 hits in big league debut with the Mets

Luisangel Acuña had two hits in his major league debut with the New York Mets

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 • Associated Press

What's the plan for Walker after move to bullpen? This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regu...

AUGUST 31, 2024 • MLB.COM

Taijuan Walker hopes move to bullpen can help him find success for Phillies in stretch run

Taijuan Walker keeps the faith he can return to Philadelphia’s rotation

AUGUST 30, 2024 • Associated Press

Phillies Demote Taijuan Walker to Bullpen Role Amid Recent Struggles Walker is headed to the bullpen.

AUGUST 29, 2024 • SUNHERALD.COM

Phillies demote struggling right-hander Walker to bullpen for stretch run

The Philadelphia Phillies moved Taijuan Walker to the bullpen, turning the 33-year-old right-hander into a long reliever for the stretch run

AUGUST 29, 2024 • Associated Press

Relegated to bullpen Manager Rob Thomson said Thursday that Walker will work out of the bullpen going forward, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Impact After surrendering six earned runs on 13 hits and a walk without recording a strikeout in six innings against the Astros on Wednesday, Walker has now officially lost his place in the Phillies' rotation. He'll serve as a long reliever as he joins Philly's bullpen, and the team will need to recall someone -- likely Tyler Phillips -- from Triple-A to fill the open rotation spot, which is due to pitch in Toronto on Tuesday.

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rotation spot in jeopardy Phillies manager Rob Thomson was noncommittal about Walker's spot in the rotation following the right-hander's loss to the Astros on Wednesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Impact Walker surrendered six runs on 13 hits and one walk while failing to record a strikeout against Houston. The Phillies are winless over his last nine starts and Walker holds a 7.36 ERA over that span. His next turn comes up Tuesday in Toronto, but it seems likely the Phillies will go with someone else in that spot. Tyler Phillips looks like the leading candidate, with Kolby Allard also an option once he's eligible to be recalled on Sept. 10. Walker is in the second year of a four-year, $72 million contract.

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Fans Want Taijuan Walker Gone After Phillies Manager's Statement Philadelphia Phillies starter Taijuan Walker struggled anew on the mound Wednesday night during a game against the Houston Astros at home.

AUGUST 29, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Tagged for 13 hits, six runs Walker (3-6) took the loss Wednesday against the Astros, allowing six earned runs on 13 hits and one walk in six innings. He did not record a strikeout.

Impact Walker got off to a nightmarish start in this one, allowing Jose Altuve to steal home plate in the opening frame, the first of 10 runs scored by the Astros. Walker held off the Astros until the fourth inning, where he allowed five more runs to cross on four extra-base hits, including a two-run home run by Yordan Alvarez. Walker's 13 hits allowed match Patrick Corbin and Carson Spiers for the most allowed by a pitcher this season, per StatMuse. The 32-year-old Walker has been an unmitigated disaster since returning from a finger injury on August 13, posting a 9.17 ERA, 2.09 WHIP and 10:8 K:BB in 17.2 laborious innings (four starts).

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez hits 3 HRs, Arrighetti carries no-hitter into 8th in Astros' 10-0 rout of Phillies

Yordan Alvarez hit three home runs and rookie Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning as the Houston Astros routed the Philadelphia Phillies and Taijuan Walk...

AUGUST 28, 2024 • Associated Press

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Mets, Phillies set for 1,082nd head-to-head game and 1st in a playoff series

Cody Bellinger drives in 4 runs in the Cubs' 10-4 win over the Phillies

Mets score 10 runs in 3 straight games for 1st time, delay Phillies' playoff clinch with 10-6 win

Bryce Harper, Cal Stevenson lift NL East-leading Phillies to 6-4 comeback win over Mets

Infield prospect Luisangel Acuña gets 2 hits in big league debut with the Mets

Taijuan Walker hopes move to bullpen can help him find success for Phillies in stretch run

Phillies demote struggling right-hander Walker to bullpen for stretch run

Alvarez hits 3 HRs, Arrighetti carries no-hitter into 8th in Astros' 10-0 rout of Phillies