Phillies $72 million veteran offers 2-word response on 'frustrating' new role

“It’s frustrating,” said Taijuan Walker pursuing an 8-4 nonaccomplishment to nan Chicago Cubs connected Tuesday night.

When nan Philadelphia Phillies demoted nan seasoned starting pitcher backmost to nan bullpen 10 days ago, nan Phillies envisioned a higher-leverage domiciled for Walker.

Walker entered nan sixth inning pinch a 4-3 lead. He near nan crippled down 5-4.

It was only nan 3rd alleviation quality since this move to nan bullpen, and nan first 2 outings were scoreless but thing special.

Walker recorded 2 outs earlier Ian Happ deed his 2nd location tally of nan game, a two-run blast that put nan Cubs connected apical for good.

“Usually, you tin conscionable swipe it disconnected and get to nan adjacent inning and nan adjacent inning aft that and benignant of study from that,” Walker told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “If I knew I was pitching tomorrow, possibly I could cleanable it earlier. But I don’t know. It’s frustrating. I conjecture it’s thing caller to me.”

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When you’ve been a starter for 13 seasons, it’s a reliable modulation to only throwing 1 aliases 2 innings.

“I mean, I’m accepting nan challenge,” Walker said. “So, yeah, I’m going to spell retired location and do nan champion I tin and compete and do what’s needed, I guess, and benignant of conscionable spell from there.”

Walker, 32, is 2-5 pinch a 3.69 ERA successful 13 appearances (eight starts) this season.

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