Framber Valdez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 230 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/19/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Framber Valdez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Framber Valdez News
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez dominated in Wednesday's victory over the division-rival Oakland Athletics, tossing seven two-hit innings of scoreless ball on two walks with eight punchouts. Staked to an early-two run lead, Valdez cruised past Oakland on Wednesday for his second straight quality start and third win of the campaign. The 30-year-old fantasy mainstay now sports a rock-solid 2.95 ERA and 1.20 WHIP while fanning 31 and walking 11 over six starts (36 2/3 innings) for Houston this year. Valdez is slated to get the ball next during Monday's series opener against the visiting Los Angeles Angels. In three appearances versus the Angels since 2023, Valdez is 2-0 with a 2.53 ERA and a sublime 32:3 K:BB across 21 1/3 frames and will be locked-in fantasy starter.
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez notched four strikeouts in seven innings and picked up the win in Houston's 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Valdez has now picked up two wins in three starts since coming back from elbow inflammation in his left elbow. The lefty needed to come back strong after a disappointing outing vs Seattle, where he gave up five earned runs, and he did so in a big way by helping the Astros win back-to-back games. Valdez will make his next scheduled start on Wednesday against the Oakland A's as he will look to improve to 3-1 on the season.
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez made his return to the mound during Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies. The left-hander looked sharp during his return after missing time due to elbow inflammation. Valdez went five innings, struck out six batters, and walked none in the victory. He only threw 71 pitches during this game, which is around what Houston wanted. Valdez didn't have a rehab stint, so the Astros will likely ease him back to full speed.
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Kyle Tucker |
3 | Yordan Alvarez |
4 | Alex Bregman |
5 | Jeremy Peña |
6 | Yainer Diaz |
7 | Joey Loperfido |
8 | Mauricio Dubón |
9 | Trey Cabbage |
Framber Valdez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Kyle Tucker |
3 | Yordan Alvarez |
4 | Alex Bregman |
5 | Jeremy Peña |
6 | Yainer Diaz |
7 | Joey Loperfido |
8 | Mauricio Dubón |
9 | Trey Cabbage |
Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez makes his living getting hitters to swing into ground balls. He did that again in 2023 (only San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb had a higher groundball rate than Valdez's 54.2%), but that was a 12-percentage point drop from his 66% in 2022. Fewer ground balls meant more fly balls and home runs. His flyball rate jumped to 25%, accompanying a 37.4% hard-hit rate that was seven percentage points higher than in 2022. What Valdez will be looking to do in 2024 is return to the 100th percentile, elite levels of inducing grounders. In 2022, Valdez was 17-6 with a 2.82 ERA and was top five in Cy Young voting. Despite how he regressed, Valdez did have a career-high 200 strikeouts last season and struck out more than a batter per inning. If he can put that strikeout rate with the 2022 ground ball rate, this could be a Cy Young winner, considering the strong offense he has at his back. Valdez is currently the 20th pitcher off the board in drafts, but give me his track record over more inconsistent pitchers like Freddy Peralta and Tarik Skubal. ATC projects Valdez with a 3.46 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and a 9.09 K:9 across 198 innings in 2024, making him a solid pick at his current NFBC ADP of 62.