11/16/24 Mets Roster Moves: Sign 2B Donovan Walton, assign to Syracuse

 

The New York Mets announced on the transactions tab of their Roster Page that they have signed Second Baseman Donovan Walton and have assigned him to Syracuse.  

According to FanGraphs, the 30 year old, Left-Handed Batter, has no Minor League Options left.  He spent limited time (37 games) over 4 seasons for Seattle before being traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2022.  He has been a minor league free agent in 2022 and 2023 - resigning both times with the Giants and again this year signing with the Mets.

He will be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft in December.  However, since he is on the Syracuse Roster, he would need to be added to a Major League Roster if selected.  

He was drafted by the Mets in the 36th Round of the 2012 Draft but did not sign.  Seattle signed him after taking him in the 5th round of the 2016 Draft. 

He slashed .306/.380/.441 in 99 AAA games last year and is a very good fielder.  Just one error in 95 games in the field including no errors at 2B, 56 games.

He also pitched 10 games for the Giants in AAA last year, 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA, 10 games, 12 innings, 11 hits, 2 Ks; His fastball barely touches 70 MPH but he did throw two scoreless innings in extra innings for a win. While he may be a good guy in a "save the pen blowout", he is not a two-way pitcher in the mold of a Shohei Ohtani.

Donovan Walton's Stats:

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2016	22	1.0	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	43	203	178	43	50	8	1	5	23	6	0	22	24	.281	.361	.421	.783	75	5	1	1	1	0
2017	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	SEA	72	289	258	39	70	16	1	4	29	8	6	28	49	.271	.350	.388	.737	100	8	3	0	0	1
2017	23	0.3	Modesto	CALL	A+	SEA	67	272	242	37	65	16	1	2	24	6	6	27	49	.269	.349	.368	.717	89	7	3	0	0	0
2017	23	3.2	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	5	17	16	2	5	0	0	2	5	2	0	1	0	.313	.353	.688	1.040	11	1	0	0	0	1
2018	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SEA	119	494	425	57	116	26	4	4	41	11	4	51	71	.273	.365	.381	.746	162	12	12	3	3	1
2018	24	0.1	Arkansas	TL	AA	SEA	62	238	208	22	49	14	1	1	22	3	1	21	34	.236	.325	.327	.652	68	8	7	1	1	1
2018	24	1.7	Modesto	CALL	A+	SEA	57	256	217	35	67	12	3	3	19	8	3	30	37	.309	.402	.433	.835	94	4	5	2	2	0
2019	25	1.2	Arkansas	TL	AA	SEA	124	558	480	72	144	22	3	11	50	10	13	63	72	.300	.390	.427	.817	205	9	10	2	3	0
2019	25	-2.8	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	7	19	16	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	5	.188	.316	.188	.503	3	0	0	0	0	0
2020	26	-1.7	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	5	14	13	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	5	.154	.214	.231	.445	3	1	0	0	0	0
2021	27	0.3	Tacoma	AAAW	AAA	SEA	69	334	283	50	86	20	1	13	60	1	3	35	36	.304	.395	.519	.915	147	6	11	0	5	2
2021	27	-1.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	24	69	63	6	13	2	1	2	7	1	0	4	15	.206	.254	.365	.619	23	1	0	2	0	0
2022	28		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	SEA-SFG	35	154	129	20	32	10	2	2	12	6	1	19	20	.248	.353	.403	.756	52	3	2	4	0	0
2022	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SEA	25	78	76	9	12	8	0	1	8	0	0	1	16	.158	.180	.303	.482	23	1	1	0	0	0
2022	28	1.3	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	12	57	51	10	15	4	2	1	5	2	1	6	6	.294	.368	.510	.878	26	0	0	0	0	0
2022	28	1.3	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	SFG	20	88	71	10	16	6	0	1	7	3	0	12	13	.225	.345	.352	.697	25	2	1	4	0	0
2022	28	8.1	Giants Orange	ACL	Rk	SFG	3	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.143	.333	.143	.476	1	1	1	0	0	0
2022	28	-0.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	24	78	76	8	12	8	0	1	8	0	0	1	16	.158	.180	.303	.482	23	1	1	0	0	0
2022	28	0.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	29		4 Teams	4 Lgs	AAA-AA-A+-Rk	SFG	71	271	230	35	61	12	0	6	29	3	4	29	41	.265	.357	.396	.753	91	3	6	2	4	1
2023	29	2.3	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	SFG	31	109	96	10	20	2	0	4	14	1	2	10	16	.208	.278	.354	.632	34	1	0	1	2	0
2023	29	5.2	Richmond	EL	AA	SFG	18	76	61	11	19	3	0	2	9	2	0	10	9	.312	.413	.459	.872	28	1	2	1	2	1
2023	29	6.5	Eugene	NORW	A+	SFG	12	50	44	7	11	3	0	0	3	0	0	4	11	.250	.340	.318	.658	14	0	2	0	0	0
2023	29	9.1	Giants Black	ACL	Rk	SFG	10	36	29	7	11	4	0	0	3	0	2	5	5	.379	.500	.517	1.017	15	1	2	0	0	0
2024	30	3.3	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	SFG	99	387	340	53	104	17	4	7	51	4	1	39	46	.306	.380	.441	.821	150	10	4	0	4	3
2024	30	1.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	9	25	22	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	7	.136	.240	.273	.513	6	2	1	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		70	205	190	20	33	11	1	4	22	1	2	11	48	.174	.227	.305	.532	58	5	2	2	0	0
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		632	2690	2323	369	663	131	16	52	295	49	32	286	359	.285	.373	.423	.795	982	56	49	12	20	8

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/16/2024.

Donovan Walton's Videos:

Donovan Walton's second straight four-hit game

   

Donovan Walton's Diving Stop:

Donovan Walton throws two scoreless innings for a win.

Donovan Walton's four-hit performance

 

Donovan Walton - 05/31/2021 pic.twitter.com/foVK0u6dTB

— Random Homers (@randomhomers) December 6, 2023

Donovan Walton breaks the Giants scoreless streak with a 408ft shot to center field!#DonovanWalton #SFGiants #homerun pic.twitter.com/s0Tfre6vhj

— CandlestickVet (@CandlestickVet) September 15, 2024

DONNIE THREE BAGS

Donovan Walton TRIPLES and drives in two pic.twitter.com/LrTz2EBzPS

— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) June 14, 2024