Christian Walker Awakens? Astros Down Padres 3-2

Time will tell if the Astros end up regretting Christian Walker’s contract in a similar way to José Abreu’s ill-fated contract. The parallels are hard to ignore, most notably that both are veteran first basemen well into their thirties when they signed with Houston. The aging curve affects all baseball players, sooner or later, as it did with Abreu. However, it's too early for that kind of conversation about Walker, at least for now. There are distinct differences between his profile and Abreu’s. Plus, if Walker has more games like he did on Saturday, then we can avoid that conversation for hopefully most of his contract.

One of the distinct differences between Abreu and Walker is what the…