A first baseman the New York Yankees could try and sign via free agency has been deemed a breakout superstar for next season.
Given the extreme underperformance of New York Yankees first basemen throughout the 2024 regular season, it seems likely that New York's front office willCross-town slugger Pete Alonso will likely be the most sought-after first baseman on the market. But a less discussed impending first baseman free agent is Christian Walker of the Arizona Diamondbacks.— quietly produced a .251 average with a .806 OPS, 26 home runs, and 84 RBIs in 2024.
"As impressive as Walker's performance over the last three seasons is on the surface, it actually looks better in context," Rymer continued."Chase Field isn't entirely bad for hitters, but it is a bad place to hit home runs. Even Walker occasionally felt the brunt of that," Rymer added. "He hit 52 home runs on the road between 2022 and 2024, compared to 43 at home. That's despite a difference of just three games played.
"It isn't hard to imagine Walker making a run at a 40-homer season in 2025 if he ends up in a place that would promise to amplify his right-handed pull power."is projecting Walker will receive a three-year, $65 million contract this winter. This is a fraction of the seven-year, $242 million deal Adding what could be 40-plus home run potential at a discounted price might be a bargain the Yankees can't refuse this offseason.Grant Young covers the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.
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