Christian Walker among leading early Rookie of the Year candidates

Apr 23 2019 by AZ Snake Pit

 

Our first-baseman is getting his chance, and has seized it with both hands.

You might be surprised to hear that a 28-year-old in his fifth major-league season is still rookie eligible, and Baseball Reference originally stated that Walker had lost his eligibility after the 2018 campaign. However, after we saw Fangraphs still listed him among the rookies, we reached out to the Diamondbacks PR department, as well as Baseball Reference. After both parties double checked with Elias and...

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