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Giants Sign Jeremy Walker

By Connor Byrne | February 24, 2021 at 6:50pm CDT

The Giants have signed right-hander Jeremy Walker, he announced Wednesday on Instagram (h/t: Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR). It’s presumably a minor league contract for Walker, whom the Braves released Feb. 12.

Walker was a 2016 fifth-round pick of the Braves who made his major league debut with the team in 2019, when he put up 9 1/3 innings of two-run ball with six strikeouts, four walks and a 57.1 percent groundball rate. He wasn’t able to follow up on that solid performance last year, though, owing in part to a shoulder impingement that sidelined him for 2020.

At the minor league level, Walker has also kept runs off the board while inducing plenty of grounders and limiting walks. In 2019, for instance, he recorded a 2.88 ERA with more than a strikeout per inning and a little over one walk per nine across 81 1/3 frames between Double-A and Triple-A ball. Based on Walker’s production as a pro, he seems like a worthwhile buy-low addition for the Giants.

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  1. trigato

    2 months ago

    Giants bringing in rented RV’s to house their massive NRI campers. Farhan may never win anything but he’ll make it up in volume.

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    • dandan

      2 months ago

      You’re gunna be awfully upset when the Giants are where the Dodgers are now in the next 3-5 years. Farhan had a huge hand in developing that team.

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      • halloffamernobodycares

        2 months ago

        Friedman didn’t? He made the Rays and Dodgers. The key is the Dodgers will still be there if the Giants ever get there, and no hitter will ever want to go to the Giants because of their airport they play in.

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        • Pete'sView

          2 months ago

          halloffamernobodycares – Giants had Top 5-8 offense in baseball last year (depending on who you read), and the new Oracle Park dimensions have made a significant difference for both right-handed and left-handed hitters.

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        • Richard H.

          1 month ago

          I love how Dodger fan after 96 years in a row winning the division, then flaming out in the playoffs, finally win a WS (in a shortened season that will have an asterisk next to it) is saying, no hitters will come to SF because the park is too big. That’s funny because I remember this Bonds guy that seemed to do OK there. Pretty sure Buster Posey won an MVP playing there. That’s a stupid post.

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      • Arthur Morgan

        1 month ago

        Laughing Out Loud….Hysterically
        Thanks, I needed that!

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  2. bravesiowafan

    2 months ago

    Nice pick up right here

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    • Mrtwotone

      2 months ago

      Indeed, he could turn out to be a great reliever!

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    • hashtahjimboutonwasright

      2 months ago

      *Says every California-based team fans on this site.

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      • Mrtwotone

        2 months ago

        What are you talking about? I’m not a fan of any California based team lol.

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      • SFGbreezy

        2 months ago

        Lol. I don’t think anyone you replied to was a california sports fan

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    • TXCubfan

      2 months ago

      Giants should sign his brother Jimmy. He is Dy-No-Mite

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      • ABStract

        2 months ago

        TX, can he throw a curve?
        Giants having open tryouts for pitchers this spring it seems
        Hopefully they’ll find a Wild Thing-esq closer

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      • halloffamernobodycares

        2 months ago

        props for this, although no one who wasn’t born in the 70s or earlier will have a clue what you meant by that.

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      • Nevrfolow

        1 month ago

        @txcubfan Im surprised this didn’t get more love. I appreciated the reference.

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    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      2 months ago

      Good move for the Giants and maybe a move the Braves will regret.

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  3. giant4life

    2 months ago

    Very intriguing. This could be the final piece…

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  4. pensacola sox fan

    2 months ago

    They would have been better off with Johnny Walker- RED or BLACK

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    • Ducky Buckin Fent

      2 months ago

      Gotta go with the Blue, my man.

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      • geg42

        2 months ago

        Walker is just a bad name for a pitcher.
        But if you get that MLB guarantee you can afford the blue label.

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        • tad2b13

          2 months ago

          geg42:

          At least his first name isn’t Homer.

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        • ahh

          2 months ago

          Walker Buehler does OK.

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        • MasterShake

          2 months ago

          Not as bad as Blewitt

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  5. oof

    2 months ago

    So many risky moves bro, lmao

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    • dubtastic

      2 months ago

      There is no risk in this move whatsoever

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      • oof

        2 months ago

        Ok.

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    • Rowdy's Telles

      2 months ago

      There is no risk in this move whatsoever, if it doesn’t work out, you have another AAA arm, if he pitches well you potentially have a good middle reliever at minimum league salary. Therefore wheres the risk?

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  6. AlbiestheRacistDragon

    2 months ago

    If he’s healthy, this is a steal for the giants. Downside is that the fact he was released probably doesn’t bode well for his health, as Braves wouldn’t have done it if they weren’t concerned about the shoulder.

    But seriously- love this kid, hope for the best for him.

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    • Mrtwotone

      2 months ago

      Where did you come up with that awesome username?

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      • Scutarointherain

        2 months ago

        Mrtwotone, in case Albi doesnt get back to you, that’s from a Flight of the Conchords song. And a damn good one, at that.

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        • ABStract

          2 months ago

          Thank you!
          That was killing me

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        • ABStract

          2 months ago

          “Bret you got it goin on” and “Business time” are probably my favorites
          Got to see Flight and Dave Chappell at the same show a few years back, it was mind blowing!

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      • AlbiestheRacistDragon

        2 months ago

        Haha yep scutaro got it- flight of the conchords. For the uninitiated: youtube.com/watch?v=g9Qu3iP3RYA

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    • KnightOfCydonia

      2 months ago

      Well, not anymore.

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  7. tad2b13

    2 months ago

    With so many bounce back candidates, at least some of them should pan out.

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    • claude raymond

      2 months ago

      Tad, its worked before so why not

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    • Ducky Buckin Fent

      2 months ago

      Hey, good evening @tad2b13 –

      Yup.
      Numbers game. Same thing as dropping a walleye jig while you’re duck hunting. Sometimes you accidentally on purpose bring back a couple fillets, too.
      All for the tiniest bit of extra expense.

      Who doesn’t like a bonus anything?

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      • claude raymond

        2 months ago

        what he said…

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        • Ducky Buckin Fent

          2 months ago

          Stick with that. You’ll go far.

          Well…medium far.

          Maybe.

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        • claude raymond

          2 months ago

          Is that bonus fishing or bonus hunting?

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        • Ducky Buckin Fent

          2 months ago

          Lol
          I’d go with “bonus fishing”.

          Even though it really isn’t, I always have the perception that I’ve somehow acquired “free fish” when I bring one or two back.

          Gear cost less than twenty bucks & it takes me maybe 5 minutes of prep & set up. I bring back about a hundred fillets/year doing that.

          Mostly just because I do a lot of duck & goose hunting though. But tossing a line in the water oftentimes pays off. &…I’m realizing how bizarre my analogy is.

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  8. bighiggy

    2 months ago

    Why did the Braves let this guy go?

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    • bravesfan88

      2 months ago

      He had been struggling staying healthy, and his latest injury is one that’s been nagging and bothering him for awhile now.

      I’m pretty sure the Braves were concerned about it, so that’s why they were willing to let him go.

      With that being said, if he is healthy, this was really stupid for the Braves to let Walker go. He most definitely is a really talented, young, versatile, and controllable/affordable pitcher!!!

      He has some excellent stuff, he knows how to pitch and sequence his pitches, and his stuff plays up well out of the bullpen. He could be a solid opener, he could give you multiple high leverage innings, or he could be a solid setup man.

      If he can get and stay healthy, then the Giants just got a steal. Good for them, and it is good Walker will get a chance to stick at the big league level. I just hope the young man can stay healthy, best of wishes for both parties!!

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      • whormongr

        2 months ago

        yeah the crazy thing is to let a guy go with options, it allows someone to pick up and just stash them if they aren’t working out and try to develop them

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  9. CravenMoorehead

    2 months ago

    He should have signed with Texas.

    WALKER TEXAS RANGER.

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    • Rangers29

      2 months ago

      I wanted Taijuan…

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  10. geoffb

    2 months ago

    2012 Oakland A’s. It could happen

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  11. disadvantage

    2 months ago

    Relatively unknown pitchers with the last name “Walker” never fail to inspire tons of confidence.

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  12. Steven96

    2 months ago

    Everythingsfgiants.blogspot.com

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  13. @budselig6969

    2 months ago

    Vultures will now circle the stadium in the ninth inning

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  14. JayRyder

    2 months ago

    For me, the word is still out on Farhan. And Kapler. . It is hard to look at the new way of baseball. With homeruns high heat high contracts and not much else. I’d love for Theo to take over and change some of the shift stuff throughout. But Farhan has seemed to change the offense into an Oakland style which I like. Bombers on the team. And Kapler seems like the right new wave kinda guy.

    They are building something. I’d like to see where this thing is going. Before I get down on them. . In the beginning I said they’d burn in five seasons. As last year was year one together. But I hope they win in five seasons. The pads seem legit. And dodgers have many stars.

    In my opinion it comes down to pitching. Will the new dimensions hold up with power arms the Giants are surely to chase in free agency the draft and trades. Goal 2021 82 Wins

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