What fans should be expecting from Christian Walker

As an Astros fan, of course I was happy when I saw the Christian Walker signing. A 3-year, $60 million deal to fill a position we have not truly had filled for quite a while. But how much more is Walker? There are different parts of his game that don’t just fit in well with the Astros, but fit in well with the fans and give us a product we can be satisfied with for the first time since 2021, the last good year of Yuli Gurriel.

The two things that are going to bring that to us are his pull rate and his fielding numbers. But that is not to say he won’t come with plenty of flaws of his own as well. Like everyone in the league, he’s got his problems around the game. For one, his batting average…