An offseason spent adding muscle and throwing weighted balls has found Walker's pitches "jumping out of his hand.”

For the most part, there isn't much for Philadelphia Phillies fans to watch out for in spring training. Sure, it's always fun to watch Bryce Harper swing the ba

There is enough evidence, even halfway through spring training, to suggest that Walker is a different pitcher from last year's poor version.

It’s not going to happen, but well, let’s pretend. Because the Phillies were light on righty-hitting outfielders even before Johan Rojas tweaked his right shoulder in winter ball last month and Weston Wilson strained a muscle near his rib cage last week.

The Philadelphia Phillies didn't operate as aggressively as fans wanted this offseason. The Juan Soto dream died pretty quickly, and Alex Bregman never quite materialized as a serious option. Still, Dave Dombrowski did not sit on his hands.

Taijuan Walker fans three batters through 3 1/3 frames on the bump during his Spring Training start against the Blue Jays

Walker faced a Blue Jays lineup similar to the one they are expected to roll out on opening day, including regulars Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Anthony Santander, George Springer, Andrés Giménez, and Alejandro Kirk.