Christian Walker is on his way to joining the Astros.
According to a report from Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Houston Astros have come to an agreement with free agent first baseman Christian Walker. It's a $60 million pact.Walker, who is about to be 34 years old, was one of the most sought-after free agents of the offseason market. A three-time Gold Glover, he spent the last eight years of his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's hit 26 homers or more in each of the last three seasons and is coming off a year in which he hit .
Secondly, the M's will be tasked with pitching against Walker for 13 games a season for the duration of his contract. Anything that makes the Astros better is inherently a problem for the Mariners, who have been looking up at the Astros almost exclusively since they entered the American League West. Walker will pair with Issac Paredes, who was just acquired by the Astros, and Yordan Alvarez in the middle of the Astros lineup. Houston traded away Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs and appears primed to lose Alex Bregman as well.
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