Suspension
Est. Return 5/13/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
4.57
WHIP
1.41
K
35
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Valdez is just one of five pitchers to work at least 900 innings over the past four baseball seasons, joining Logan Webb, Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios and Zack Wheeler. Out of all pitchers with at least 600 innings pitched from 2021-2025, his 68 wins ranks first, his 3.20 ERA ranks eighth, his strikeouts 13th, and his 1.17 WHIP 23rd. He allowed two or fewer earned runs in 18 of his 31 starts in 2025, with 11 of those including zero or one earned runs in six-plus innings of work. He also threw in five outings with 10-plus strikeouts. He is, however, not immune to occasional awful outing, as in 2025 he twice allowed seven earned runs without any homers allowed and had seven overall outings with at least five earned runs allowed. Only Webb and Max Fried have better HR/9 than Valdez has had over the past four seasons for the aforementioned qualification, which helps Valdez avoid bigger troubles. If you are a believer in Saberhagenmetrics, Valdez does better in even years, but his overall consistency over the past four seasons is tough for any other pitcher to match. Valdez is not flashy, but he volumes his way to success like few others. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $115 million contract with the Tigers in February of 2026.
Suspension reduced to five games
Valdez's six-game suspension was reduced to five games Wednesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Valdez initially received a six-game suspension for intentionally throwing at Trevor Story during Detroit's 10-3 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. Major League Baseball has now shaved a game off Valdez's suspension, which he will begin serving Wednesday. He will be eligible to make his next start May 13 against the Mets in Queens.
Valdez initially received a six-game suspension for intentionally throwing at Trevor Story during Detroit's 10-3 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. Major League Baseball has now shaved a game off Valdez's suspension, which he will begin serving Wednesday. He will be eligible to make his next start May 13 against the Mets in Queens.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Framber Valdez generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-9%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .254 | 77 | 18 | 71 | 8 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .229 | 314 | 120 | 286 | 25 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .243 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .266 | 25 | 13 | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .257 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .234 | 154 | 57 | 136 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .252 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .214 | 135 | 50 | 113 | 11 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-35%
ERA at Home
2026
-2%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 2.70 | 1.12 | 206.1 | 9.1 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.16 | 1.29 | 205.1 | 8.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.50 | 1.31 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.61 | 1.46 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.58 | 1.16 | 94.1 | 9.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.70 | 1.33 | 97.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.53 | 1.05 | 96.0 | 9.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.36 | 1.17 | 80.1 | 8.0 | 3.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Framber Valdez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.33K/9
7.3BB/9
3.1HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.9 mphERA
4.57WHIP
1.41BABIP
.320GB/FB
2.03Left On Base
64.8%Exit Velocity
84.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2208 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.0%Swinging Strike
9.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Valdez has settled in as the ace of Houston's staff over the past few years, and that trend continued in 2024 as he posted a 2.91 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 169:55 K:BB across 176.1 innings. A 3.36 xERA and 3.08 xFIP indicate he may have been a bit fortunate with the results, but those numbers are still strong and aren't anything to be concerned about. The left-hander's 16.2 percent K-BB% is solid if not a bit underwhelming for a pitcher of his caliber, as he continues to rely on inducing grounders (60.6 percent groundball rate). Valdez's recent track record of availability and effectiveness give him a strong floor, but his ceiling is more limited than the top-tier fantasy pitchers due to the lower strikeout totals.
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Issued six-game ban
Major League Baseball issued Valdez a six-game suspension and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Boston's Trevor Story in the fourth inning of Tuesday's 10-3 loss, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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Tossed from Tuesday's game
Valdez was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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Sharp vs. Atlanta
Valdez didn't factor into the decision Thursday against Atlanta, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks over six innings. He struck out eight.
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Battles control in no-decision
Valdez didn't factor into the decision Friday as the Tigers were downed 9-8 by the Reds, giving up two runs on four hits and five walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out four.
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Seven Ks in second win
Valdez (2-1) tallied the win Sunday against the Red Sox, allowing one run on three hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out seven.
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Pirates seen as long shot
The Pirates are "a long shot, at best" to sign Valdez, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Analysis
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported earlier Wednesday that the Pirates had emerged as an aggressive suitor of Valdez, but Mackey hears it's unlikely the two sides ultimately come together on a deal. The Orioles have been linked to Valdez throughout the offseason, and the Blue Jays are seen as a potential landing spot, as well.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported earlier Wednesday that the Pirates had emerged as an aggressive suitor of Valdez, but Mackey hears it's unlikely the two sides ultimately come together on a deal. The Orioles have been linked to Valdez throughout the offseason, and the Blue Jays are seen as a potential landing spot, as well.