With the loss of Goldy, it seemed like there was a massive void at first base. The team’s plan to ride with a Jake Lamb/Christian Walker platoon was hampered when Lamb went down with a left quad strain in the 7th game of the season.
This plan is also being hampered by the fact that Christian Walker is hitting .347/.413/.722 (188 wRC+) with 7 HR, 13 RBI, and 13 runs and has easily been the best hitter on the team so far this season.
It should be pretty obvious that it is extremely unlikely that Christian Walker will continue to perform at this high of a level for the rest of the season - a .