▁due ▁to ▁this ▁balance , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁post ▁excellent ▁numbers ▁in ▁Montreal ▁before ▁playing ▁for ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁R ival ▁right ▁fiel der ▁and ▁long - time ▁San ▁Diego ▁P adre ▁Tony ▁G w yn n ▁ep it om ized ▁Walker ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁complete ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ," ▁and ▁" best ▁bas er un ner ▁in ▁the ▁game " ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁profile ▁for ▁ESP N . ▁He ▁observed ▁that , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁obvious ▁athlet ic ▁g ifts , ▁Walker ▁approaches ▁the ▁game ▁very ▁c ere br ally ▁and ▁is ▁always ▁thinking ▁ahead , ▁un ear thing ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁advantages ▁that ▁he ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁game . ▁Sa id ▁one ▁sport sw riter , ▁" H is ▁hand - ey e ▁co - ord ination ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁charts , ▁and ▁his ▁instinct s ▁as ▁an ▁out f iel der ▁and ▁bas er un ner ▁were ▁un match ed ." ▁To ▁Den ver ▁Post ▁sports ▁writer ▁Tony ▁Ren ck , ▁" W alk er ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁tal ented ▁player ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁covered . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁National ▁League ▁M VP ▁season ▁was ▁bre at ht aking ▁in ▁every ▁way ▁from ▁bas er unning ▁to ▁defense ▁to ▁his ▁rif le ▁arm ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁home ▁runs ." ▁Qu ipped ▁his ▁former ▁manager ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁Don ▁Bay lor , ▁" He ' s ▁a ▁six - tool ▁gu y . ▁Most ▁tal ented