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The Houston Astros made a major move in the once-loaded first baseman free agency sweepstakes when they agreed to a three-year deal with Christian Walker, previously of the Arizona Diamondbacks, on December 20. The team officially announced the signing on Monday, and with it, reports have surfaced about the nature of the deal. The three-year, […]

The New York Yankees were looking to upgrade at first base in free agency. On Saturday, New York agreed to a one-year, $12.5 million deal with veteran Paul Goldschmidt. However, the team had a backup plan in place if they weren’t able to land the former National League MVP. The Yankees intended on turning to […]

The New York Yankees were linked to first baseman Christian Walker before he agreed to a $60 million contract with the Houston Astros on Friday. The Yankees are now being mentioned as a possible suitor for Paul Goldschmidt or Carlos Santana. However, when it comes to Goldschmidt, they are reportedly facing competition from at least […]

The New York Yankees have stayed plenty busy this offseason, signing Max Fried while trading for Devin Williams and Cody Bellinger. However, after Christian Walker signed with the Houston Astros, the Yankees must now pivot their first base plans. New York is focusing their attention on Paul Goldschmidt and Carlos Santana, via Bob Nightengale of […]

It has been reported that the Houston Astros are finalizing a deal to acquire Christian Walker, the star first baseman from the Arizona Diamondbacks. As the Astros were deemed serious suitors for Nolan Arenado, which the third baseman would block a trade, the team got an infielder who could have cemented the future of Alex […]

The Houston Astros thought they had a shiny new infielder in Nolan Arenado, but he blocked the trade that would’ve shipped him out from the St. Louis Cardinals. However, Houston pivoted to free-agent first baseman Christian Walker, who’ll help stabilize its infield. The Astros agreed to a three-year, $60 million deal with Walker on Friday, […]

The New York Yankees lost Juan Soto to the New York Mets in free agency. After one year in The Bronx, he went across town and sent Brian Cashman on to Plan B. That has included Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, and Devin Williams all joining the fray. But the Yankees still need someone to play […]

The New York Yankees have had to work overtime in their quest to replace the production they’re set to lose in 2025 with the departure of Juan Soto for the New York Mets on a 15-year, $765 million contract. They have already begun reworking their outfield, acquiring Cody Bellinger in a trade with the Chicago […]

As opposed to this time last week, the New York Yankees’ roster looks vastly different. Gone is superstar outfielder Juan Soto, who took a record-breaking contract with the New York Mets late last Sunday. Starting pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. has also departed, as he went to Milwaukee as part of the return for Brewers relief […]

The Seattle Mariners blew a sizable division lead last season as the team was ultimately overtaken by the AL West-winning Houston Astros. Despite buying at the trade deadline Seattle missed the playoffs for the 22nd time in the last 23 years. Still, the Mariners boasted one of the best rotations in the majors. Now the […]

The Seattle Mariners are at the center of offseason trade discussions as interest grows around their ace, Luis Castillo. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets, Cubs, Red Sox, and Orioles have inquired about the availability of the 32-year-old right-hander, whose value has soared following Max Fried’s massive $218 million deal with the […]

The MLB rumor mill is running quite hot right now, and one player teams are keeping an eye on in free agency is star first baseman Christian Walker. With several big names already off the board, teams are beginning to pivot to Walker, and it sounds like he is the Seattle Mariners top free agent […]

The New York Yankees lost Juan Soto to their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets. While Soto’s departure certainly stings, it could be viewed as a blessing in disguise as the Yankees now have the capital to sign multiple free agents, potentially building a more complete team. New York has a glaring need at first […]

The New York Mets emerged victorious in the Juan Soto sweepstakes. The Mets signed baseball’s top free agent to a massive 15-year, $765 million mega contract. However, New York isn’t done putting together its roster for the 2025 season. And one of the biggest questions surrounding the team is how to handle first base. Pete […]

With Juan Soto headed to the New York Mets, the New York Yankees must now focus elsewhere, and first base seems a good place to start. To that end, the Yankees are talking to free agent Christian Walker‘s representatives, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported on Tuesday. Morosi appeared on TV to go into more detail […]

After making the 2024 MLB Postseason despite trading Jack Flaherty at the deadline, the Detroit Tigers are riding some momentum into the offseason. That momentum could mean Detroit ends up being a bigger factor than usual in the free-agent market, as one Tigers reporter connected the team to both Christian Walker and Walker Buehler. But […]

The Washington Nationals are in the midst of a rebuild, with four straight 90-loss seasons. With young players all over the diamond, they should be looking to add a veteran but, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, they are unlike to do so. Why are the Nationals against adding a free agent like Pete Alonso […]

The New York Yankees are pushing hard to re-sign Juan Soto this offseason in free agency. The team is rumored however to be looking at other options in case they fail. There are three specific players the Yankees are rumored to be targeting, per MLB Network. "If you imagine the Yankees NOT signing Juan Soto. […]

With the 2024 baseball season officially in the books, teams have turned their attention to free agency. This year’s free agent class is deep and talented but All-Star right fielder Juan Soto is undoubtedly the headliner. Looking beyond Soto and the massive contract he’ll eventually sign, there’s a great deal of interest in Christian Walker, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have already punched their playoff ticket by winning the NL Central. But as they look towards next season, the Brewers are interested in adding some power to their lineup. That big bat could come in the form of Arizona Diamondbacks Christian Walker, who Milwaukee is said to be interested in. However, Walker […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks lead MLB with 826 runs scored. In fact, they’re the only team to cross the plate more than 800 times in 2024. Helping lead the charge is first baseman Christian Walker. However, Walker is set to be a free agent following the campaign. Playing in Arizona for the past eight seasons, Walker […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks made two significant roster moves ahead of Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. While they did get one of their stars back from the injured list, another key player may also be out for an extended period of time. First baseman Christian Walker was activated from the injured list after missing […]

A National League West division championship may be out of reach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the defending National League champions are still in great position to reach the 2024 postseason. Arizona is currently 2.5 games up on the Atlanta Braves for the second of three NL Wild Card spots with under a month to […]

After a disappointing first half of the season the Arizona Diamondbacks have caught fire. The team has played its way back into the postseason picture and surged up to number six in the most recent MLB Power Rankings. The Diamondbacks have continued their winning ways despite injuries to All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte and Gold […]

After a slow start to the season that had some questioning if the Arizona Diamondbacks would become sellers at the trade deadline, the Diamondbacks have begun to resemble the team that won the National League pennant last year. Arizona is a scorching 14-4 since returning from the All-Star break and everyone seems to be playing […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks haven’t had the follow-up season to their World Series run from last year that they were hoping to have, but they are still looking to add to their roster at the trade deadline. They had an unexpected need pop up at first base on Monday night when Christian Walker was forced out […]

Amid the approaching MLB trade deadline, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ first baseman Christian Walker left the game against the Nationals on Monday due to a suspected injury. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Nick Piecoro relayed the Diamondbacks’ report that Walker exited the game due to “left oblique tightness.” Meanwhile, in another post, Jon Morosi […]

Ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline, the Arizona Diamondbacks have to make upgrades to their roster. To assume the Diamondbacks are sleeping giants that will just flip the switch once the playoffs arrive is a massively risky assumption. There’s a strong chance that they won’t even clinch a berth right now. Christian Walker, one […]

We are just over a week away from the 2024 MLB All-Star Game, and the rosters have been announced for the American League and National League. As usual, there are a few snubs on each side, and we will dive deeper into those. Over the next week, there will be injury reserves announced, so there […]

If the season ended today, the Seattle Mariners would win the AL West and make their second postseason in three years. Of course, the season doesn’t end today and the Mariners have 73 more games to play. That’s a long time to stay afloat on the strength of an excellent starting rotation with a dearth […]

There are a lot of factors that come into play regarding a batter’s comfort in the box. The delivery of a pitcher matters, as it determines how soon a batter sees the ball, and then the overall periphery helps the batter determine how the ball travels towards the plate. For Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian […]

The Houston Astros, thought to be dead in the water just one month ago, are back in the thick of the AL West playoff race and are weighing their options at the MLB trade deadline. The Astros are thought to have a wish list, and Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker is their dream target, […]

There is something at Dodger Stadium that transforms Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker into a powerful dude. Well, he is already one of the hardest hitters in baseball, but it just appears to get highlighted more whenever he’s in Chavez Ravine, where he seemingly has a penchant for knocking balls out of the park. […]

Christian Walker is not having a terrific 2023 MLB playoffs. Although the Arizona Diamondbacks have defied the odds and reached the 2023 World Series, they did so despite the struggles of Walker at the plate. Still, D-backs fans gave Walker so much respect and showed him their unrelenting support when they gave him a standing […]

As it turned out, Arizona Diamondbacks fans had the solution to the offensive struggles of Christian Walker in the 2023 MLB playoffs — and they seemingly got that straight from the book of Philadelphia Phillies supporters. Walker entered Game 3 of the 2023 World Series against the Texas Rangers batting just .167/.339/.292 in the postseason […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks may not have looked to convincing as playoff contenders entering their 2023 NL Wild Card series against the 92-win Milwaukee Brewers, but come postseason time, everything is a crapshoot. Such is the beauty of the MLB playoffs. And for the Diamondbacks, it wasn’t too wise to count them out, especially when they […]

Los Angeles Dodgers righty Trevor Bauer has been finding himself on the news quite more frequently as of late, but this one we are about to talk about does not involve anything sticky or spin rate-related. See, Bauer toed the rubber Friday night in the series opener on the road against the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks […]