Mike Walker  
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
Walker can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His composure needs work. When Walker starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He's trying to develop a sinker, but as of yet it's been well below par. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His move to first isn't very good, but his delivery is fairly quick and he isn't overly vulnerable to the stolen base. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Walker is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Walker has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
I just don't know if The Free Agents are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 COL 61 72 41 46 45 46 51 47 48 51 0 25 54 54 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 1 33 38 224
1999 SAN 61 72 53 48 45 46 51 47 48 51 0 25 54 54 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 41 239
2000 SAN 64 78 62 50 45 46 51 47 48 51 0 25 54 54 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 45 260
2001 SAN 66 78 76 54 45 46 51 47 48 51 0 25 54 54 0 0 26 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 281
2002 SAN 66 62 84 43 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 33 54 54 0 0 27 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 40 267
2003 SAN 66 65 84 48 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 33 54 54 0 0 28 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 43 275
2004 SAN 66 65 84 49 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 33 54 58 0 0 29 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 280
2005 SAN 67 65 84 50 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 33 54 60 0 0 30 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 284
2006 SAN 67 66 84 53 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 33 54 60 0 0 31 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 287
2007 SAN 67 68 84 53 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 33 54 60 0 0 32 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 289
2008 FA 67 68 84 53 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 35 54 60 0 0 33 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 47 289
2009 FA 67 67 83 53 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 35 54 60 0 0 34 8 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 286
2010 FA 67 67 81 53 45 46 51 47 48 53 0 35 54 60 0 0 34 9 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 284
Ratings Delta       -2                             +1             -2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.