I believe I said this last time someone said "the stupid FO should have signed Walker - f***ing idiots"
- He pitched 67 innings over the previous 3 seasons.
- In the very few innings he pitched, he was solid, not specular by any means.
- His 'stuff' isn't very good (this isn't Danny Salazar, who's stuff is incredible when healthy).
- He ended up getting a 3 year deal!
He seemingly 'settled' for a 3 year deal with the Mets. For all we know, he was asking the Jays for 4 years, or 3 years at $30M+ I mean there's a chance the Mets somehow outbid themselves or something - but I have to imagine the Jays were rightfully looking for a 1 year deal with a 2nd year option or something like that and thus were nowhere near what Walker valued himself at.
He's walking 4 per inning right now - we should revisit this in about 6 weeks and then again in about 18 months to see if we still regret it.