AP source: Phillies, RHP Taijuan Walker agree to 4-year deal

Updated Dec. 6, 2022 10:04 p.m. ET

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The active Philadelphia Phillies added Taijuan Walker to their rotation on Tuesday, agreeing to a $72 million, four-year contract with the right-hander.

A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the move to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a physical.

It was the second major free agent contract for Philadelphia at the winter meetings after it reeled in shortstop Trea Turner on Monday with a $300 million, 11-year deal. Walker and Turner join a Phillies team that made it to the World Series this year before losing to the Houston Astros.

The 30-year-old Walker went 12-5 with a 3.49 ERA in 29 starts this season for the New York Mets, one of Philadelphia's NL East rivals.

The Phillies recently lost pitcher Zach Eflin in free agency to Tampa Bay.

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