There are a lot of people looking for big things from Taijuan Walker in 2016. You won’t find one of those preseason lists of potential breakout stars without the 23-year-old’s name on it. But as the talk swirls, Walker isn’t getting caught up in it.
““It’s always compete mode,” Walker said heading into Spring Training. “At any given time, someone can come and take your spot. In baseball, you’re never safe. You really have to go in every year with (the approach) that you’re competing for your spot.”
Walker, who completed his first full season with the Mariners last year after stints in 2013 and 2014, went a long way towards earning his spot with what the way he finished 2015.