"Framber Valdez is a 32-year-old left-handed pitcher who signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He's spent his career with the Houston Astros, though he declined their qualifying offer to enter free agency."
"Each season from 2022 through 2024, Valdez finished in the top-10 in the American League Cy Young race. He pitched a no-hitter in 2023, and he's made two All Star teams. He won the Houston Astros Pitcher of the Year award twice. He won two games for the Astros during the 2022 World Series, helping them to ultimately best the Phillies."
"Although his 2025 season won't be remembered for any of those reasons, he was his usual healthy and reliable self: pitching 192 innings, and typically going deep into games. He finished the season on a low note though, by the numbers and in the court of public opinion. First, the numbers: in his last 10 starts, he went 2-7 with a 6.05 ERA."
Framber Valdez is a 32-year-old left-handed starter who spent his career with the Houston Astros and declined their qualifying offer to enter free agency. He has been described as an ace-caliber starter, finishing top-10 in AL Cy Young voting from 2022–2024, throwing a no-hitter in 2023, making two All-Star teams, and winning two Astros Pitcher of the Year awards. In 2025 he threw 192 innings with a 3.66 ERA, 187 strikeouts and 1.24 WHIP, but endured a late-season downturn, posting a 2-7 record and 6.05 ERA across his final 10 starts amid reported fraying with the Astros.
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