Marcus Walden

Marcus Walden

36-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Mariners in May of 2023.
Latches on with Mariners
PSeattle Mariners  
May 23, 2023
Walden signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Monday.
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Walden had been pitching with the Gastonia Honey Hunters in the independent Atlantic League. The 34-year-old last appeared in the big leagues in 2020.
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Walden appeared to have solidified himself as a solid reliever for the Red Sox by posting a 3.79 ERA with 90 strikeouts and 35 walks across 92.2 innings between both the 2018 and 2019 campaigns. However, he took a significant step back in the shortened 2020 campaign, as he was crushed by opposing batters and allowed 14 earned runs across 13.1 frames with 10 strikeouts and nine walks. Much of that damage came in two games, when he surrendered six and three runs, respectively. Walden returned from a midseason demotion to salvage his season in part, closing the campaign with four scoreless efforts in his final six appearances. Heading into 2021, it will be important to monitor Walden's velocity, as he lost nearly 1.5 mph on all of his pitches during the shortened 2020 season. While not likely to factor into the saves picture, Walden should have the opportunity to regain his role as solid middle reliever.
A career journeyman, Walden emerged as a workhorse for the Boston bullpen in 2019, leading all Red Sox relievers with 78 innings pitched while ranking second on the team in appearances (70). The righty excelled early on, going 6-0 with a 2.05 ERA and 0.88 WHIP through his first 20 appearances (30.2 innings), though he showed signs of fatigue over the remainder of the season, finishing 9-2 with a 3.81 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. Walden's strikeout numbers were unremarkable (8.8 K/9) despite a career-best 13.0 SwStr% -- which was likely driven by his increased slider usage -- while he issued too many free passes (3.7 BB/9). To work around the free passes, Walden primarily relied on a heavy dosage of groundballs (53.5%), with many of those being weakly hit (31.8% hard hit, 1.8% Barrels/PA). Walden should reprise his late-innings role for the Red Sox in 2020, though he's likely a step or two away from closing.
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Joins Milwaukee organization
PMilwaukee Brewers  
June 22, 2022
Walden agreed to a minor-league contract with the Brewers on Wednesday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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Catches on with Cubs
PFree Agent  
August 21, 2021
Walden signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Thursday.
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Let go by Boston
PFree Agent  
August 9, 2021
The Red Sox released Walden on Saturday.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
PBoston Red Sox  
March 1, 2021
The Red Sox outrighted Walden to Triple-A Worcester on Monday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
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DFA'd by Boston
PBoston Red Sox  
February 24, 2021
Walden was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Wednesday.
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