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George Burns
5 years 24-26 million seems like a fair deal for both sides.
Lastings
This guy really is a key for the Pirates and specifically their fan base. Very popular, down-to-earth local kid. Plus he could use the money to buy his own house, and not have to commute from his parents’ home. Lock him up Pittsburgh…
WrigleyTerror37
Get him locked up! I love watching him play, good guy and a stand up ball player!
A piece the Pirates need for the puzzle long term
ElGaupo77
The implosion of Aki Iwamura and Andy LaRoche with no real backups in 2010 caused Walker to be a Super Two. It also caused Alvarez to be brought up early which I think has really hurt him.
bigpat
Oddly enough, I think their implosions were very vital to Walker’s success. Walker was starting to hang around in AAA for a while and wasn’t really hitting well enough to get rushed up to the big league club. He may not have gotten that shot if it weren’t for Aki getting cut. NH hasn’t shown much patience with the previous regime’s prospects, and if Walker played the whole year in AAA and was just ok, there’s a chance he may have been forgotten about.
cubsfan97
Yea, Id hate to have a batter have a low average of .280! Sure, there are better 2B around, but hes 26, and has proven to be productive as a batter. You cannot sit around and wait for the next Sandberg or Morgan.
ImperialStout
Not even a Bucs fan, but I’m LOVING the Pirates locking up their talent!