The Phillies acquired non-roster infielder Donovan Walton from the Mets for money concerns. The deal was introduced by Philly’s Triple-A affiliate in Lehigh Valley, the place Walton was assigned. He was not on New York’s 40-man roster and subsequently is not going to occupy an instantaneous roster spot with Philadelphia.
Walton, a lefty-hitting utility participant, signed a minor league contract with the Mets in November. The 31-year-old has been enjoying for his or her high affiliate in Syracuse. Walton has related on 11 dwelling runs however has a subpar .222/.315/.377 slash line by 295 plate appearances. That’s regardless of stable strikeout and stroll charges and pushed largely by a .220 batting common on balls in play. Walton has a profession .271/.357/.436 mark in additional than 300 Triple-A video games.
A former fifth-round decide of the Mariners, Walton has seen scattered massive league motion over 5 years. He has break up that point between Seattle and San Francisco, most just lately spending the ultimate few weeks of final season on the Giants’ massive league roster. Walton hasn’t made an affect in opposition to MLB pitching, batting .174/.227/.305 over 70 video games. He’s primarily a center infielder however has expertise at each third base and in left discipline.
The Phils have been missing infield depth within the higher minors. Weston Wilson, who’s primarily a bat-first nook participant, is the one infielder on the 40-man roster who isn’t within the massive leagues. Christian Arroyo, their most skilled non-roster infielder, is on the injured listing at Lehigh Valley. Walton joins Rodolfo Castro as IronPigs’ center infielders who’ve some MLB time on their résumés.
