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Taylor Walls has more than 1,200 plate appearances in his major league career and has a paltry .188/.288/.293 triple-slash line to show for it. His redeeming qualities are a patient approach at the plate with good strikezone discipline and a strong stolen base success rate. That is where the compliments cease, because everything else about his offense is terrible, and even his defense is no longer showing the promise it once did. The loss of the franchise shortstop helped keep Walls playing in 2024 around his injuries, and the lack of a ready-made utility infielder in Tampa Bay is maybe what saves Walls from The Turk this spring training. Carson Williams is obviously the next man up, but he has seen all of four games in Triple-A, and the Rays are notorious for leaving their prospects in the system to fully bake. Walls will run when he reaches base, but therein lies the problem. Walls, despite a 12.1 percent career walk rate, has a career .288 OBP, and only Austin Hedges has a worse batting average. This is a backup catcher getting way too many at bats because the organization doesn't have another versatile option any better than him. One of Walls or Osleivis Basabe should make the club and one likely will get sent to Durham once camp breaks. Neither belongs on your fantasy roster. Read Past Outlooks

Back in lineup Thursday
Walls (quadriceps) is in the lineup for Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Walls will return to action for the first time since March 8, having turned the page on the quad issue. Known more for his glove than his bat, Walls is expected to serve as the Rays' primary shortstop until offseason addition Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) is ready to return. Kim is said to be targeting late May for his 2025 debut.
Walls will return to action for the first time since March 8, having turned the page on the quad issue. Known more for his glove than his bat, Walls is expected to serve as the Rays' primary shortstop until offseason addition Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) is ready to return. Kim is said to be targeting late May for his 2025 debut.
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Since 2023vs Left | .658 | 150 | 2 | 13 | .230 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .566 | 454 | 7 | 37 | .180 | ||||
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2024vs Left | .496 | 56 | 0 | 2 | .189 | ||||
2024vs Right | .538 | 196 | 1 | 12 | .182 | ||||
2023vs Left | .777 | 92 | 2 | 11 | .263 | ||||
2023vs Right | .588 | 257 | 6 | 25 | .179 | ||||
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Since 2023Home | .599 | 286 | 1 | 19 | .203 | ||||
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2024Home | .640 | 115 | 0 | 9 | .240 | ||||
2024Away | .436 | 137 | 1 | 5 | .136 | ||||
2023Home | .581 | 168 | 1 | 10 | .181 | ||||
2023Away | .683 | 181 | 7 | 26 | .218 | ||||
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Walls' minor-league reputation as an elite defender with a good eye and speed continues to ring true in the big leagues, though he's failed to build on it. He produced 10 DRS between shortstop, second and third base last season and had a 12.7 percent walk rate and 22 steals in 99 games. The switch-hitter was otherwise forgettable offensively with eight homers, 36 RBI, 50 runs and a .201/.305/.333 slash line. A 28.3 percent hard-hit rate and 3.3 percent barrel rate also don't paint a pretty underlying picture. Walls' ceiling seems to be trending toward that of a utility infielder, and he could still provide some niche fantasy value with steals if he sees enough playing time. The availability of Wander Franco remains up in the air heading into 2024 after finishing last season on administrative leave, leaving the Rays with a major gap at shortstop. Walls will surely be in the mix, but top prospect Junior Caminero could be the favorite for the job.
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Battling quad injury
Walls left Saturday's Grapefruit League game with a quad injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Avoids arbitration
The Rays and Walls avoided arbitration Wednesday by agreeing to a one-year, $1.35 million contract with a $2.45 million club option for 2026, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Sitting Sunday
Walls is absent from Sunday's lineup against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Idle Friday
Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
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Heading back to bench Wednesday
Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
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Potentially due for regression
Walls is slashing an excellent .333/.440/.667 through 50 plate appearances, but his expected slash line of .274/.352/.389 paints a different picture.
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Walls hit .172 last season with a .285 slugging percentage in 466 plate appearances, so the 26-year-old is firmly on the rise and showing excellent growth as a hitter. However, the newfound power appears to be a mirage. Walls owns a strong 11.8 walk rate for his career and Tampa Bay platoons him effectively, but his potentially limited ceiling and regression to a mean will be worth monitoring.
Walls hit .172 last season with a .285 slugging percentage in 466 plate appearances, so the 26-year-old is firmly on the rise and showing excellent growth as a hitter. However, the newfound power appears to be a mirage. Walls owns a strong 11.8 walk rate for his career and Tampa Bay platoons him effectively, but his potentially limited ceiling and regression to a mean will be worth monitoring.