Mets manager Luis Rojas couldn't speak in definitive terms on Friday about the Mets' signing of Taijuan Walker, which is pending a physical.

But while dancing around the situation, Rojas was still able to touch on what the signing could mean for the Mets.

"If it goes down, if it's a done deal, it'll be great to have a guy like Walker in the rotation," Rojas said. "He turns the rotation into a deep rotation."

It is expected that Walker will be the fourth given in the Mets' rotation, joining Jacob deGrom, Carlos Carrasco, and Marcus Stroman.

And the 28-year-old Walker will bring not only talent and experience, but leadership ability, according to Rojas.

"I know it's not a finalized deal from my understanding. I can say about Taijuan just looking at the history and his season last year, everything that he can bring to a team is pretty outstanding," Rojas said. "You talk about talent plus experience. Around the league, players that have been in the same clubhouse with him, we heard about some leadership in there as well.

"It can be a great addition. It's a guy that can definitely help us in the rotation and can be a great asset."

Adding that he's not ready to define roles for pitchers such as David Peterson and Joey Lucchesi (who could battle for the final spot in the rotation), Rojas noted that "we just want to see them competing out there, not mentioning one spot or the other."

And Rojas said that "it feels good that we have some good depth."

As far as Walker's arsenal, Rojas has been impressed.

"I saw a few videos of Taijuan Walker and the stuff looked good. ... I did see what we saw a little bit of last year in highlights or when we were advance (scouting) the Blue Jays when we went to play them in Buffalo. Stuff looks good, fastball is firm."

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