Going forward for Taijuan Walker, recently acquired right-hander by the Arizona Diamondbacks, this is a period of adjustment.
It’s not so much adjusting from pitching with the American League Seattle Mariners to the National League Diamondbacks, but acclimating to Chase Field. Known as a hitters’ ball park, and, at times, infamously referred as a launching pad, Chase Field can be unforgiving to pitchers.
Setting up his shingle in a place like Chase could be unnerving for Walker. Plus, Walker has given up a plethora of home runs in his brief, two-year major league career.