{"id":309967,"date":"2025-11-27T09:36:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/309967\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:36:07","slug":"astros-framber-valdez-connected-to-lousy-nl-team-in-mlb-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/309967\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros’ Framber Valdez connected to lousy NL team in MLB free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems all but guaranteed that Framber Valdez will be in a good position to get paid this winter, especially after Dylan Cease took a seven-year, $210 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>. Not that Cease is bad by any means, but he\u2019s 29 years old and had a pretty rough year in 2025. Valdez is 32, but he’s been better than Cease throughout his career.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it doesn’t seem like the Houston Astros<\/a> will have much of an opportunity to keep him around, and Will Laws of Sports Illustrated predicted that to be the case.<\/p>\n

He looked around Major League Baseball at the top free agents and predicted where they’d land, projecting that Valdez would sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cValdez is one of the majors\u2019 most durable, consistent pitchers; he and Giants ace Logan Webb are the only two hurlers to complete at least 175 innings while recording an ERA under 3.70 in each of the last four seasons.<\/p>\n

“The worm-burning lefty also has three top-10 Cy Young finishes, a no-hitter and a World Series-clinching win under his belt from his time with the Astros. Valdez would step in as a top-tier No. 2 pitcher on just about any pitching staff, and the fact he doesn\u2019t rely on elite velocity likely means he\u2019d age well over the course of a five-year contract,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Diamondbacks are expected to move on from a few players, including Ketel Marte, possibly, so it’d be a tad surprising to see Valdez land there. However, if they plan to be somewhat competitive, the fit makes sense considering they could lose Zac Gallen in the offseason.<\/p>\n

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