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[BSLChrisStoner]

MASN: Walker talks about his season

http://www.masnsport...ose-homers.html

[BSLChrisStoner]

Season: 206 ab's, .330 baa, 14 hr's, 46 rbi, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 19 bb's, 42 k's, .973 OPS

[Hooded Viper]

What's the chance of this guy being an impact 1B if/when Davis leaves? What's his D like?

[JeremyStrain]

What's the chance of this guy being an impact 1B if/when Davis leaves? What's his D like?

Decent. Still developing. He could be one those guys that develops into a ML player. Not many of them here.

[BSLChrisStoner]

What's the chance of this guy being an impact 1B if/when Davis leaves? What's his D like?

 

On my show last weekend, Jim Callis compared his upside to that of a RH Lyle Overbay.

[BSLChrisStoner]

2014 Season: .312 baa, 19 hr's, 74 rbi, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 30 bb's, 70 k's, .917 OPS

[BSLChrisStoner]

@BowieBaysox Congrats to Baysox Christian Walker, Dariel Alvarez, Tim Berry, Oliver Drake on their E.L. All-Star game selections

[Oriole85]

@masnRoch As expected, OF Dariel Alvarez and 1B Christian Walker have moved up from AA Bowie to AAA Norfolk. #orioles

[bnickle]

Walker has now blown through 3 levels of ball in a year and a half and is at AAA in his 2nd full year at 23.

That's not to be overlooked. Maybe people are still underrating him.

[JeremyStrain]

Walker has now blown through 3 levels of ball in a year and a half and is at AAA in his 2nd full year at 23.


That's not to be overlooked. Maybe people are still underrating him.

Sometimes players just end up better than their projections. He could just be one of those...AAA should be telling.

[BSLChrisStoner]

2014 AAA: .308 baa, 4 hr's, 13 bb's, 6 doubles, 12 bb's, 20 k's, .936 OPS

[JordanKough]

If Pearce stays cold, is there a chance that Walker finds his bat on the Orioles bench once rosters expand?  Is there a need?  

We do seem overloaded with RH bats right now, but if Cruz/Young are both already in, will Walker find himself as a right handed option off the bench?

 

Is it worth putting him on the 40 to do so?

[bnickle]

I find it doubtful the Os put him on the 40 man and call him up in Sept. That said, its possible and more importantly you cant help but be impressed with how he has performed this year.

 

 

Granted a SSS of around 100 ABs, but look at the difference between he and Alvarez numbers at Norfolk. Two guys with comparable numbers at AA. Christian's slugging has remained the same and his BB/K rate and OBP has actually improved. Alvarez's K rate, BB rate, slugging, etc have all had a noticeable drop in his first 100 ABs.

 

 

Now, I don't necessarily expect him to be better in AAA than AA over the long haul but just putting up comparable stats and peripheral numbers at the next level is very encouraging. The numbers say he is not being overwhelmed or even having much of an adjustment period as he moves up levels.

[JordanKough]

Crazy how Walker and Yaz seem to be growing while developing.  I'm trying to remember a pair of O's prospects that did that in a while.  

[BSLChrisStoner]

Camden Depot: Walker: Future 1st baseman?

http://camdendepot.b...st-baseman.html

[Greg Pappas]

Walker is in a mini-slump, going 4 for 24 (.166 BA), with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts over his last 6 games. Are pitchers adjusting? Time will tell.

[BSLChrisStoner]

MASN: Manto on Walker

http://www.masnsport...el-alvarez.html

[Chris B]

Brittany Ghiroli @Britt_Ghiroli

SC AD Ray Tanner has tweeted Christian Walker will be joining the Os. Buck said last night they were going to add a player from Sarasota

 

[NewMarketSean]

Awesome. I can't wait to get a look at this kid over the next 2 weeks.

[SportsGuy]

http://hardballtalk....ristian-walker/

Glad to see it....I want Pearce to get some time off here and it's tough to do that as presently constructed.