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Dmarco Walker
Starting Pitcher | Kelowna Okanagans
Pitching Walker also has a solid changeup that he'll use at any point in the count. Walker can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Walker's curveball tends to hang. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.
Defense & Hitting Walker has been regarded as a poor fielder throughout his career, and last year was no different. Walker has a lousy move to first, and opposing managers will run against him all day. Walker is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Walker has some pop in his swing.
2025 Outlook If Walker doesn't perform, the Kelowna Okanagans won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Kelowna Okanagans are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Moostard Nyman
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