Walker didnt struck much in his short time with Philly, hes simply a season gotten rid of from posting a solid.261/.344/.395 batting line in an energy role with the Marlins. And, naturally, Walker was a regularly strong manufacturer from 2010-17, when he hit a combined.273/.342/.439 in simply shy of 4300 plate looks in between the Pirates, Mets and Brewers.
Walker, who turned 35 the other day, beat out a congested field to secure a bench area with the Phillies during Summer Camp. In addition to Torreyes, the Phils had Josh Harrison, Logan Forsythe, Phil Gosselin and T.J. Rivera on small league offers. Walker and Gosselin won backup areas, but Walker struggled to a. 231/.244/.308 slash through 18 games and 41 plate appearances prior to todays relocation.
The 28-year-old Torreyes, meanwhile, will be reunited with previous Yankees skipper Joe Girardi. When he hit.281/.308/.374 through 221 games as an oft-used bench piece, Torreyes was a fan favorite with the Yanks from 2016-18. He invested the 2019 season in the Twins company but struck poorly in Triple-A and saw just a very short look in the major leagues.
Obviously, Walker wasnt a greatly utilized piece in Philadelphia, where top prospect Alec Bohm has impressed through his very first 25 major league games at third base. With Jean Segura holding his own at second base and Rhys Hoskins raking initially, playing time has been tough to come by for Walker. The addition of Torreyes in his location will give the club another alternative to handle shortstop– among the couple of positions that Walker has never dipped into the MLB level.
The Phillies announced Friday that they have actually designated veteran infielder Neil Walker for project and swapped him out for fellow veteran Ronald Torreyes, whose agreement has been chosen from their alternate training website. Furthermore, southpaw Adam Morgan has been restored from the hurt list, and righty Ramon Rosso is up as the 29th male for todays twin costs.
