Right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker recalled from AAA Tacoma
Outfielder Stefen Romero was optioned to AAA Tacoma post-game on Sunday.
SEATTLE, Wash. - Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik announced the following roster moves:
- Taijuan Walker, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma
- Stefen Romero, OF, optioned to AAA Tacoma (post-game 6/29)
Walker (#32) will be in uniform and is the scheduled starting pitcher for tonight's (5:10 pm PT) game at the Houston Astros.
Walker, 21, was placed on the disabled list March 29 with a right shoulder impingement. He had a pair of rehabilitation assignments to the minor leagues: April 4-16 to A High Desert, AA Jackson and AAA Tacoma; and May 28-June 10 to Tacoma. He was recalled from his rehab assignment, activated from the 15-day DL and optioned to Tacoma on June 10.
In six starts with the Rainiers, Walker was 2-1, 4.11 (30.2 IP, 14 ER). His last start came June 24 vs. Oklahoma City, as he tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 8 in 9.0 innings in Tacoma's 2-0 win. He named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 23-29, the league office announced today.
Walker made his Major League debut in 2013, making three starts for Seattle and posting a 1-0, 3.60 (15.0 IP, 6 ER) mark. His win came in his Major League debut, Aug. 30 at Houston, when he allowed 1 un-earned run in 5.0 innings to defeat the Astros.
Romero, 25, appeared in 51 games, making 39 starts (RF-29, DH-9, LF-1), while hitting .196 (29x148) with 18 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 11 RBI. Of the three home runs hit by Romero, one was a game-tying pinch-hit three-run home run in Atlanta on June 3 and another was a go-head home run on May 5 against Oakland's Scott Kazmir. He hit .263 (15x57) on the road, and .154 (14x91) at Safeco Field.
WALKER's PLAYING RECORD
YEAR | CLUB | W-L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | SO | WP | BK |
2010 | AZL Mariners | 1-1 | 1.29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
2011 | Clinton | 6-5 | 2.89 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96.2 | 69 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 113 | 6 | 2 |
2012 | Jackson | 7-10 | 4.69 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 | 124 | 70 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 118 | 5 | 0 |
2013 | Jackson | 4-7 | 2.46 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 58 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 0 |
Tacoma | 5-3 | 3.61 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 54 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 64 | 2 | 0 | |
SEATTLE | 1-0 | 3.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | High Desert # | 0-0 | 2.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Jackson # | 1-0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Tacoma | 2-1 | 4.11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
Minor Lg Totals | 26-27 | 3.48 | 80 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 411.2 | 336 | 179 | 159 | 33 | 27 | 161 | 446 | 21 | 2 | |
ML Totals |
| 1-0 | 3.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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