The Phillies thought they were getting a starting rotation mainstay when they signed Taijuan Walker to a four-year, $72 million deal before the 2023 regular season.

Having faltered in the 2022 World Series, the Phillies' front office felt like pitching depth was one of the reasons they fell to the Astros. They needed a back of the rotation innings-eater.

But Walker was a big swing and miss.

He's been an expensive boondoggle for the payroll since inking the deal, and he's got one year left on the inflated contract. Should the Phillies be trying to get rid of him, or finding a way to utilize him the best they can in 2026?

Why he should stay

He has become serviceable

Before the Phillies signed Walker, he had played for the Mariners, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays and Mets, with a career 3.89 E

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