How long would you give Walker as a starter?

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How long would you give Walker this season?

Poll ended at March 29 26, 9:48 am

Send him to AAA again/bench him
6
27%
DFA/Waive him now
2
9%
2 months
3
14%
All Star Break
2
9%
the whole season
2
9%
Depends on what Baez or others are doing in AAA
7
32%
 
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It's easy to forget he had some really good string of games as a rookie after how badly he played the past two years

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The data nerd in me LOVES that graph! Thanks Felix!

I'd be curious to see how other players' early careers look in comparison. Guys like Harper, Stanton, Soto, etc. Not that Walker would ever become any of them, but just to see what some of the biggest names look like. I'm sure they all have their peaks and valleys, but I'm assuming the valleys wouldn't be as deep or as wide.

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GeddyWrox wrote:
April 9 26, 8:44 am
The data nerd in me LOVES that graph! Thanks Felix!

I'd be curious to see how other players' early careers look in comparison. Guys like Harper, Stanton, Soto, etc. Not that Walker would ever become any of them, but just to see what some of the biggest names look like. I'm sure they all have their peaks and valleys, but I'm assuming the valleys wouldn't be as deep or as wide.
See if this link works for you. Should be Judge's rolling wOBA from his 2017 season. You can change the year, how many game average, etc.

If it doesn't, go to their player page on FanGraphs, then select "Player Graphs" from the left side menu, select "By Game" for your TimeFrame, then you can adjust everything else as you see fit.

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Popeye_Card wrote:
April 9 26, 10:03 am
GeddyWrox wrote:
April 9 26, 8:44 am
The data nerd in me LOVES that graph! Thanks Felix!

I'd be curious to see how other players' early careers look in comparison. Guys like Harper, Stanton, Soto, etc. Not that Walker would ever become any of them, but just to see what some of the biggest names look like. I'm sure they all have their peaks and valleys, but I'm assuming the valleys wouldn't be as deep or as wide.
See if this link works for you. Should be Judge's rolling wOBA from his 2017 season. You can change the year, how many game average, etc.

If it doesn't, go to their player page on FanGraphs, then select "Player Graphs" from the left side menu, select "By Game" for your TimeFrame, then you can adjust everything else as you see fit.
Awesome, it works! Thanks!

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Through 33 games, on pace for 50 HRs :D

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WAR God wrote:
May 3 26, 5:58 am
Through 33 games, on pace for 50 HRs :D
I'd give him another week.

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Pleasantly shocked. I think the performance of the offense has to be traced to the front office change.

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I don't see or hear many games. How's his defense this year?

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Spider John wrote:
May 3 26, 3:33 pm
I don't see or hear many games. How's his defense this year?
He has improved immensely, and has a rocket for an arm.

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His arm is strong and accurate. He’s been taking good routes and has solid instincts. I cannot believe it’s the same guy we watched last year.
He is playing like a top tier RFer.

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