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

"This is your bread and butter as well as mine,” declared Phillies manager Pat Moran in a pep talk to his players at Spring Training in 1915. A lot was new about the club that year. A reserve catcher with the team since 1910,

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.

It's only the beginning of March, but the Philadelphia Phillies' pitching staff already appears to be in midseason form. Several Phillies pitchers have hit the ground running in spring training, starting at the top of the rotation.

Taijuan Walker was mostly solid in his spring training debut, giving the Philadelphia Phillies an easy excuse to roster him on Opening Day.