2022 Stats
W-L
17-6
ERA
2.82
WHIP
1.16
K
194
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Valdez was one of just eight hurlers to log at least 200 innings as his 201.1 frames was the fifth most in MLB. He fell six strikeouts short of 200, but as an extreme groundball pitcher, Valdez is more concerned about minimizing barrels which he did, landing in the 75th percentile. Valdez threw his sinker half the time, followed by a 90th percentile spin rate curve. He introduced a cutter (which some classified as a slider), throwing it 10% of the time with a solid 18% swinging strike rate. Further refinement of Valdez's repertoire could improve his 23.5% strikeout rate, but he's likely more focused on improving on last season's 8.1% walk rate. Valdez doesn't fan ample batters to be a fantasy ace, but his volume of innings keeps the raw total sufficient for the next tier. Valdez is a bit of a WHIP risk as grounders often inflate BABIP, but they also limit homers, hence keeping ERA in check. Read Past Outlooks
Carries Houston to World Series win
Valdez pitched six innings and earned the win during Saturday's 4-1 victory over the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out nine.
ANALYSIS
The only blemish on the night for Valdez came on a solo home run from Kyle Schwarber in the top of the sixth inning. The southpaw's sinker was electric in Game 6 -- of the nine outs from balls in play, his sinker forced six ground outs. The other nine outs came from strikeouts, the third consecutive game for Valdez with nine punchouts. The 28-year-old finished the postseason 3-0 with a stellar 1.44 ERA and 33 strikeouts across 25 innings. Valdez was arguably the best pitcher on the Houston staff and a major contributor to their postseason success.
The only blemish on the night for Valdez came on a solo home run from Kyle Schwarber in the top of the sixth inning. The southpaw's sinker was electric in Game 6 -- of the nine outs from balls in play, his sinker forced six ground outs. The other nine outs came from strikeouts, the third consecutive game for Valdez with nine punchouts. The 28-year-old finished the postseason 3-0 with a stellar 1.44 ERA and 33 strikeouts across 25 innings. Valdez was arguably the best pitcher on the Houston staff and a major contributor to their postseason success.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
95
Last 10 Games
98
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does Framber Valdez generally throw?
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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 2020
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-16%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .214 | 88 | 31 | 60 | 4 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .227 | 307 | 110 | 279 | 24 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .192 | 36 | 14 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .229 | 158 | 53 | 141 | 10 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .225 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .219 | 99 | 46 | 92 | 9 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .243 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .238 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-23%
ERA on Road
2022
-36%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 3.51 | 1.27 | 179.2 | 10.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 2.70 | 1.11 | 227.0 | 7.5 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.54 | 1.26 | 86.1 | 10.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.27 | 1.08 | 115.0 | 7.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.45 | 1.37 | 62.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.88 | 1.14 | 72.0 | 7.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.52 | 1.08 | 30.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2020Away | 3.60 | 1.15 | 40.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | ||||
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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
2.90K/9
8.7BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.5Fastball
94.0 mphERA
2.82WHIP
1.16BABIP
.293GB/FB
5.21Left On Base
74.4%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2325 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.4%Swinging Strike
11.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Valdez overcame a finger injury that delayed his season debut, but he produced familiar results once he found his rhythm. He induced a 70.3% groundball rate, which helped him limit his home run rate to 0.8 HR/9. He'll need to maintain that carrying skill, as his 26.4 K% in 2020 predictably regressed due to a static swinging strike rate of 10.2% with a resulting 21.9 K%. While a contact-heavy approach carries plenty of risk, it did help Valdez work deep into games as he completed at least seven innings in eight of his 22 starts - a standout trait in the modern game. Moving forward, there isn't much room to expect Valdez to improve upon his 3.14 ERA in 2021, and instead it appears much more likely that mark regresses. Even so, his skillset should allow him to rack up plenty of volume and his strong team context should put him in the position to rack up wins.
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Stellar start in Game 2
Valdez pitched 6.1 innings and earned the win during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series, allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out nine.
ANALYSIS
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Dominant performance in Game 2
Valdez pitched seven innings and got the win Thursday night in Game 2 of the ALCS, allowing two unearned runs on four hits and zero walks while striking out nine during the 3-2 win over the Yankees.
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Earns 17th win
Valdez (17-6) earned the win Wednesday, allowing two hits and one walk over five shutout innings against Philadelphia. He struck out 10.
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Tagged for six runs
Valdez (16-6) gave up six earned runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out two over 5.1 innings to take the loss in a 7-3 defeat against the Rays on Friday.
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Sees end to quality-start streak
Valdez did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing seven runs (four earned) on 11 hits and one walk over 5.1 innings against the Orioles. He struck out six.
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