Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 2:21 PM | 17 comments |
 

Phils sign pitcher Tyler Walker

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The Phillies signed RHP Tyler Walker to a minor league contract today. Walker will report to the Phillies’ extended spring training program in Clearwater, Fla., this weekend.

 

Walker, 32, went 5-8 with a 4.56 ERA in 65 games for the San Francisco Giants last season. He was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners in January and released on March 29.
 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:55 PM, 04/09/2009
    Just as long as he stays in the minors...that guy is terrible.
    — RollinsWasRight
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:19 PM, 04/09/2009
    I hope we get Derek Lowe. DOH!!!!!!!!
    — fineedge1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 04/09/2009
    I'll take un-newsworthy for 100 Alex.
    — ematusko
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:42 PM, 04/09/2009
    It's things like this that make it so that we don't have the money to buy quality when the opportunity arises. Do it enough and then you realize many littles make a lot. Go figure.
    — Doubtful
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:53 PM, 04/09/2009
    yes, doubtful, they wont be able to make a trade deadline trade because they gave this guy 50 grand...
    — jim715
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:34 PM, 04/09/2009
    There has been a trend the pat two years where the Phillies have been picking up Giant relievers. Check it out. Can you name 3?
    — MooseBreathMints
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:41 PM, 04/09/2009
    We're reigning champs guys.... But we can't get talent... right....
    — Michael J
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:48 PM, 04/09/2009
    Tyler Walker will also get free parking at his minor league field.
    — Delaware Jim
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:13 PM, 04/09/2009
    I think in that old commercial where Barry Bonds hits like a 600 foot HR that Walker is the pitcher on the mound.
    — drbob1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:35 PM, 04/09/2009
    almost as bad as Bob Walk for a pitcher's name...ugh
    — PhillyTheKid
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:07 PM, 04/09/2009
    A 4 pitch...oopps read the stat wrong... a 4 ball specialist..........hopefully trade bait to bring a mediocre pitcher here!!
    — barber211
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:06 AM, 04/10/2009
    Could be no worse that PigsPen last night. I saw it !! (11-3 loss) They entered in 5th after KK,the doe eyed starter, was once again out of sync. He may not be in Egypt, but is still in denial as his post game comments were positive about his dismal performance.
    — mick314
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:06 AM, 04/10/2009
    Moose - Tim Worrell, Jack Taschner, Tyler Walker, Scott Eyre...all former Giants (although Eyre was most recently with the Cubs before the Phillies signed him...)
    — RollinsWasRight
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:12 AM, 04/10/2009
    MichaelJ - how much more "talent" do you want??? In a time when 14 out 30 ML teams lowered their payroll budgets from a year ago, the average ML payroll is holding steady from a year ago, and the average ML salary has actually decreased from a year ago, the Phillies INCREASED their payroll a whopping 25%!!! What more can they do??? Or would you have preferred they trade guys like Rollins, Utley, or Howard in order to have payroll flexibility to add bigger name relief pitchers? They don't have endless reserves like the Yankees do. They don't have that much more money to play with, and they need to maintain some kind of reserve budget in the event they need to acquire a ML player mid-season should they need an injury replacement (can you say J.C. Romero? Tadahito Iguchi? Joe Blanton? All in-season acquisitions, necessities, and yes, the Phillies not only had to acquire those guys, but had to have some money to pay those guys).
    — RollinsWasRight


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