The Phillies have signed right-hander Taijuan Walker to a four-year contract, Phillies President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced Friday afternoon.
Walker, 30, went 12-5 with a 3.49 ERA (61 ER, 157.1 IP) and 132 strikeouts while allowing just 0.86 home runs per 9.0 innings pitched (15 HR) in 29 starts with the New York Mets in 2022. He was one of seven National League pitchers to throw more than 155 innings while posting a sub-3.50 ERA and allowing 15 home runs or fewer this past season. In 12 day starts in 2022, Walker posted a 7-1 record with a 1.00 WHIP and 1.88 ERA (16 ER, 76.2 IP), which ranked third among NL pitchers (min. 40.0 IP). Prior to the All-Star break during the 2022 campaign, his 2.55 ERA ranked eighth among qualifying NL pitchers.
A 2021 NL All-Star, Walker was one of 17 major league pitchers to make at least 29 starts and toss at least 155 innings in each of the last two seasons (2021-22).
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