Here’s the blurb from the MLB.com article about Jeff Walters:

The best closer in the Eastern League, Walters set a single-season Binghamton record with 38 saves. The Florida native added four wins, posted a 2.08 ERA and struck out 60 batters in 56 innings for the Mets. DePodesta thinks Walters is someone who might come out of the big club’s bullpen in 2014.

“He certainly could — he has the stuff to, he has the mentality to,” he said. “He had a terrific year, led the league in saves, has a plus fastball, plus slider and pounds the zone with it. He’s very aggressive with it, I could see him making the jump to the big leagues in 2014. We’ll see what happens, but I’d certainly feel confident that he could do the job out there.”

As much as I’ve been clamoring about Walters cracking the 2014 bullpen, it was awesome to hear DePodesta make a similar statement.  I know that guys in command are supposed to talk up their prospects,but Walters really does have a plus fastball and slider. He might have struggled in the playoffs, but he’s got serious talent and his regular season success was beaten into your brains like we engraved it there.

I’m really looking forward to his MLB debut, which has to be next year. I guess he’ll find himself starting the year in Las Vegas, but I’d let him start with the MLB team. I don’t know what else we will have to watch, anyway…