Josh

Walker

Walker winds up back in the fold with Pittsburgh as emergency left-handed relief depth just a handful of days after being released by the club following his removal from the 40-man roster. The 29-year-old southpaw has compiled a pedestrian 6.45 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 23/12 K/BB ratio across 22 1/3 innings (24 appearances) in the big leagues since 2023.

Walker has been cut loose a couple days after being removed from Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster. The 29-year-old lefty holds a 6.45 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 23/12 K/BB ratio across 22 1/3 innings (24 appearances) in the big leagues since 2023.

The Pirates needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster on Friday for the promotion of Domingo German and Walker pulled the short straw this time. The 29-year-old left-hander could once again generate some interest on waivers, with so many teams around the league desperate for quality bullpen depth.

Walker was designated for assignment by the Mets to make room for Ryne Stanek. The left-hander will provide organizational depth for Pittsburgh for the rest of the 2024 campaign.

The Mets needed to free up a spot on their roster after acquiring Ryne Stanek from the Mariners on Friday and unfortunately for Walker he was the odd man out this time around. The 29-year-old southpaw could conceivable attract interest on waivers from teams looking for left-handed bullpen depth.

Is it really an option if Walker has to go? Just something to think about. Walker heads back to Syracuse to make room for Drew Smith after Smith came off the injured list in the corresponding transaction. He’ll be back in the coming weeks as a relief option.

We wrote three hours ago that Walker would be back, but we didn’t think it’d be on the same day. Walker gets a reprieve because of Edwin Díaz’s shoulder impingement. He’s allowed two runs in 8 2/3 innings for the Mets this season.

Walker’s two stints with the Mets this season have produced a 2.08 ERA in 8 2/3 innings. He’ll be back.

The Mets wanted extra bullpen insurance with a long stretch of games coming up, so they optioned Joey Lucchesi, who had just started on Wednesday to bring up Walker. The 29-year-old has thrown three scoreless innings at the big league level so far this year with three strikeouts and one walk. His time in New York doesn’t figure to be long since he will likely be the next man down when the Mets need a starter again.

Walker is going to be an up-and-down option for the Mets all year. The 29-year-old southpaw will head back to Triple-A for now with southpaw Danny Young being recalled from Syracuse to take his place on the active roster.