Larry Walker had a good night at Coors last night, going 2 for 2 with a SF and a HBP, and his 10th HR of the year. What caught my eye was 10 HR for the year for Walker. For the last nine years, Larry has managed a slugging percentage of .500, usually over .600. But this year he is at .390. The fall off really shows up in his road numbers:

I think the OBA/BA tells the story. Walker can’t hit the way he used to, so he’s compensating with walks. He has 67 walks over all right now, and his career high is 82 (30 on the road, career high 49). He has a good number of doubles and triples, but that’s mostly the Coors effect. As long as he keeps the OBA up, he’s effective, but on the road at least, he’s more of a table setter than a #5 hitter.