Framber Valdez
25-Year-Old
2019 Stats
W-L
4-7
ERA
5.86
WHIP
1.67
K
68
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Despite having made just two appearances above Double-A, Valdez was summoned to the big leagues in late August and went on to make five starts and three relief appearances for the Astros, finishing with an excellent 2.19 ERA. Although the results were impressive, there are reasons to be skeptical. He was never viewed as a particularly interesting prospect and was thought to be ticketed for a bullpen role, which still seems likely as he threw his third pitch (a changeup) just 1.7% of the time. He walked far too many batters (15.6%) -- another sign of a potential bullpen future -- which contributed to a forgettable 4.65 FIP. An excellent 70.3% groundball rate makes the lefty somewhat interesting, but he's far from a lock as a future starter and would certainly have far less fantasy appeal if he ends up in a long-relief role. Read Past Outlooks
Not on playoff roster
Valdez will not be on the Astros' playoff roster, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Valdez struggled to a 5.86 ERA in 70.2 innings for the Astros this season. He won't be needed in the playoffs unless injuries strike Houston's bullpen.
Valdez struggled to a 5.86 ERA in 70.2 innings for the Astros this season. He won't be needed in the playoffs unless injuries strike Houston's bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
45
Last 10 Games
62
Last 5 Games
56
How many pitches does Framber Valdez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Framber Valdez generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-33%
BAA vs LHP
2019
-32%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .175 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Since 2017vs Right | .260 | 65 | 44 | 78 | 11 | |||
| 2019vs Left | .197 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2019vs Right | .291 | 45 | 25 | 60 | 8 | |||
| 2018vs Left | .125 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018vs Right | .191 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2017vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-45%
ERA at Home
2019
-41%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | 3.43 | 1.30 | 63.0 | 9.3 | 4.9 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | 6.25 | 1.84 | 44.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | ||||
| 2019Home | 4.54 | 1.37 | 41.2 | 9.1 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2019Away | 7.76 | 2.10 | 29.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | ||||
| 2018Home | 1.27 | 1.17 | 21.1 | 9.7 | 5.5 | ||||
| 2018Away | 3.45 | 1.34 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||||
| 2017Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Framber Valdez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.55K/9
8.7BB/9
5.6HR/9
1.1Fastball
93.0 mphERA
5.86WHIP
1.67BABIP
.331GB/FB
3.88Left On Base
63.6%Exit Velocity
89.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2289 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
40.2%Swinging Strike
10.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Shifting to bullpen
Valdez will move to the bullpen as the Astros employ a four-man starting rotation for the final few weeks of the season, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Battles command in no-decision
Valdez allowed three runs on two hits and six walks while striking out six over four innings in a no-decision against the Mariners on Friday.
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Struggles against Blue Jays
Valdez (4-7) allowed six runs on nine hits with three walks and five strikeouts across 5.2 innings while taking a loss against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
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Gets another start
Valdez is scheduled to make another start Saturday against the Blue Jays.
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Strikes out eight in win
Valdez (4-6) gave up one run on two hits and five walks while striking out eight through six innings to earn the win against the Angels on Sunday.
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