, ▁including ▁an ▁im man ency ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁ 1 0 0 - R BI ▁year . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁ 8 6 ▁R BI , ▁ 1 5 1 ▁OP S + , ▁and ▁a ▁league - leading ▁ 4 4 ▁doubles ; ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁figures ▁were ▁also ▁new ▁career - high s . ▁He ▁was ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁R BI , ▁sevent h ▁in ▁W AR ▁( 4 . 7 ), ▁off ensive ▁win ▁% ▁(. 7 3 9 ) ▁and ▁OP S + , ▁and ▁e ighth ▁in ▁batt ing ▁and ▁SL G . ▁He ▁placed ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁the ▁N L ▁M VP ▁voting . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁remarkable ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁Ex pos ' ▁trans c endent ▁season ▁was ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁so ▁with ▁the ▁second - low est ▁pay roll ▁in ▁baseball . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁lost ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁re venue ▁from ▁ 2 9 ▁can ce led ▁home ▁games ▁and ▁play offs , ▁general ▁manager ▁Kevin ▁Mal one ▁was ▁given ▁orders ▁to ▁dr ast ically ▁reduce ▁pay roll . ▁The ▁club ▁de alt ▁away ▁their ▁young ▁stars , ▁including ▁decl ining ▁to ▁offer ▁arbitr ation ▁to ▁Walker . ▁As ▁such , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁ ▁Walker ▁signed ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁worth ▁nearly ▁$ 2 2 . 5   mill ion ▁US D ▁($ ▁million ▁today ), ▁the ▁largest ▁agreement ▁since