Framber Valdez
26-Year-Old
2020 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
3.82
WHIP
1.16
K
68
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2020 Fantasy Outlook
The young left-hander found success with the Astros in 2018 -- mostly working as a spot starter -- with a 2.19 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 37 innings, and he carried that performance through his first 16 outings in 2019. But Valdez had a 9.66 ERA across his final 31.2 innings and wasn't selected for the playoff roster as a result. The 26-year-old's major issue has always been walks, and his 13.8 BB% last season remains a concern. He looked much more comfortable at Triple-A with a 69:17 K:BB over 44.1 frames, but he was unable to carry that success into the majors. Valdez's hard sinker helped produce a 62.1% groundball rate, but the 25.7 HR/FB% illustrates his general inconsistency. He split time between the rotation and bullpen in 2019, but he seems more likely to benefit the Astros in relief this season given the more reliable starting options on the team. Read Past Outlooks
Punches out 11
Valdez (4-3) allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out 11 across 6.1 innings to earn the win Thursday against the Rangers.
ANALYSIS
Valdez bounced back from a couple shaky outings to dominate the Rangers. He racked up 21 called strikes and 15 swinging strikes across 100 total pitches, matching his season best with 11 punchouts. After allowing three home runs across his past two starts, Valdez limited the Rangers to only one extra-base hit and no long balls. For the season, Valdez now has a 3.82 ERA with a 68:15 K:BB across 63.2 frames. He currently lines up to take his next turn through the rotation Tuesday at Seattle.
Valdez bounced back from a couple shaky outings to dominate the Rangers. He racked up 21 called strikes and 15 swinging strikes across 100 total pitches, matching his season best with 11 punchouts. After allowing three home runs across his past two starts, Valdez limited the Rangers to only one extra-base hit and no long balls. For the season, Valdez now has a 3.82 ERA with a 68:15 K:BB across 63.2 frames. He currently lines up to take his next turn through the rotation Tuesday at Seattle.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
99
How many pitches does Framber Valdez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Framber Valdez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2020
-8%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2018vs Left | .195 | 59 | 29 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Since 2018vs Right | .256 | 111 | 55 | 122 | 16 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .230 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .250 | 46 | 11 | 44 | 5 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-35%
ERA at Home
2020
-14%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2018Home | 3.46 | 1.23 | 93.2 | 9.8 | 4.2 | ||||
| Since 2018Away | 5.33 | 1.58 | 77.2 | 7.9 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.52 | 1.08 | 30.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2020Away | 4.09 | 1.24 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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
4.25K/9
9.6BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.7Fastball
93.1 mphERA
3.82WHIP
1.16BABIP
.322GB/FB
3.55Left On Base
64.2%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2405 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.6%Swinging Strike
9.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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.
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Hit hard in no-decision
Valdez did not factor in the decision against the Dodgers on Saturday, pitching five innings and allowing five runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven.
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Gives up eight runs in loss
Valdez (3-3) gave up a career-high eight runs and 11 hits Sunday to take the loss against the Angels.
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No-decision in quality start
Valdez tossed seven innings against Texas on Tuesday, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out eight. He did not factor in the decision.
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Sunday's game postponed
Valdez won't start as scheduled Sunday as the game was postponed after the Athletics reported a positive test for COVID-19.
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Fans 11 in win
Valdez (3-2) allowed four runs on six hits and two walks with 11 strikeouts in seven innings in a win over the Angels on Monday.
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