er ." ▁ ▁Early ▁major ▁league ▁career ▁( 1 9 9 0 − 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁Rank ed ▁No . ▁ 4 2 ▁on ▁Baseball ▁America ''' s ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁prospect s ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁season , ▁the ▁Ex pos ▁never ▁option ed ▁Walker ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues , ▁instead , ▁he ▁became ▁their ▁regular ▁right ▁fiel der ▁following ▁Hub ie ▁Bro oks ' ▁departure ▁via ▁free ▁ag ency , ▁pat rolling ▁an ▁out field ▁which ▁at ▁times ▁featured ▁Tim ▁R aines ▁and ▁Mar quis ▁Gr iss om , ▁both ▁ult ra - f le et ▁bas este al ers ▁and ▁well - ac com pl ished ▁hit ters . ▁Walker ▁batt ed ▁. 2 4 1 ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 2 6 ▁O B P ▁and ▁. 4 3 4 ▁SL G ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 1 2 ▁OP S + ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁full ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁hit ▁ 1 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁st olen ▁bases ▁and ▁produced ▁ 3 . 4 ▁W ins ▁A bove ▁Rep lacement ▁( W AR ). ▁He ▁placed ▁sevent h ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁( NL ) ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ball oting . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁native ▁Canad ians ▁to ▁ever ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Ex pos , ▁Walker ▁became ▁a ▁role ▁model ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁young ▁Canadian ▁baseball ▁players . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁seasons , ▁Walker ▁combined ▁to ▁hit ▁. 2 9