He doesn’t go out with a goal for a certain scene, just goes out to see what the streets will bring him. He shoots with a wide angle lens and likes to basically shoot street candids, catching the honest moments of a person’s day when they are simply existing. Here's an excerpt from Bukutgirl's interview of/ story about Brett Walker.ģ) What is your process when you got out to shoot? Do you go out with a purpose or do you just shoot and let the shots call out to you when you’re editing?īrett has a formal job, but it allows him a lot of time out in the streets to shoot, he says he shoots on average 400 frames a day, and counts himself lucky if he likes one. I can't do justice to either the interview or the images with a few short words. Angola, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy and of course London itself. Bukutgirl found the interview to be an adventure unto itself, with midnight phone calls across the Atlantic and more like it.īrett has lived all over the world, and traveled across the seas for many years in the Greek Merchant Marine. This week represented a first for Spotlight 7, as it featured a phone interview instead of the traditional email interview. Readers will want to check out Guy Curtwrights' story on Walker.This week in Spotlight 7 we feature the work of Brett Walker as chosen by guest curator and Week 17 artist Bukutgirl, aka Liz Kasameyer. Walker will either need to draw more walks or cut way back on the strikeouts in order to make the jump to the majors. Carter gets consistent playing time even though he’s been below the Mendoza the majority of the season, so teams aren’t unwilling to accommodate. This is a very small sample of comparison, so hard conclusions can’t be drawn. But his walk rate is low compared to the other hitters. The big question surrounding Walker is whether or not he’ll draw enough walks to make the feast-or-famine worth it.Ĭheck out how Walker’s career stats line up to other power hitters while they were in the minors: The Padres’ Derek Norris (27.7 K% in 2011), the Nationals’ Michael Taylor (29.5 % in 2014) and the Astros’ Domingo Santana (29.2%, 2013) have had high K-rates as well.
Look at the other Double-A leagues, the Eastern League and Texas League, and the trend continues. There are some with high rates to make the majors, Like Kyle Kubitza of the Angels and Jake Lamb of the Diamondbacks, but their whiff game wasn’t that high.
Over the past five seasons, few SL hitters have come close to whiffing at Walker’s K-rate, and none that are that high are threatening the majors. Walker’s strikeout rate is high by even the most lenient of standards, and it suggests it may be his undoing as he climbs the minors. In today's baseball world, whiff-walk-and-wallop style of offense is inclined to forgive high-strikeout hitters if they have a significant amount of walk and wallop in their repertoire. That makes for a 37.5 K%, which is almost six points higher than second place. He also leads the Southern League in strikeouts by a wide margin Walker has 113 Ks entering play Sunday, while second place has only 76. Yes, Walker has a ton of power, but he’s also striking out at a mind-boggling rate. So why is he flying under the radar as one of the game’s best prospects? 271 AVG/.328 OBP/.604 SLG slash line is an impressive one considering fellow Chattanooga teammates Buxton and Sano were promoted to the majors hitting. He’s won the Florida State League and SL home run derbies in consecutive years and his. He leads the Southern League and the Minors in home runs with 23. He also won the home run hitting derby with 13 homers. Walker was on the All-Star team and went 1-for-5 with two runs in the game. That was the last game before the Southern League All-Star break. The Twins prospect and Chattanooga Lookouts left fielder hit a two-run homer June 21 in a 6-5 win over the Jacksonville Suns.
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