This will appear in the three-dot notes in tomorrow’s newspaper, but I Tweeted it earlier today (yes, I Tweet, which my daughter says makes me a Twerp. If you want to follow, I’m at @kirbyarnold):
Taijuan Walker, the tall teen-aged right-hander who the Mariners drafted with their first pick (43rd overall) in June, is throwing again after taking some time off because of a sore arm.
Mariners minor league director Pedro Grifol said Walker had some tenderness in his throwing arm after he’d pitched in two games last month with rookie-level Peoria in the Arizona League. Walker is throwing bullpens again and working on the side, but the Mariners aren’t rushing him back.
The organization is being very careful with a kid who gives them high hopes with a mid-90s fastball, keeping in mind that there’s little mileage on his arm since he took up pitching only a couple of years ago. In two games for Peoria, Walker struck out six in four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, and he hit a batter.
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