Framber Valdez could soon be winding up pitching in the AL East.<\/p>\n
Valdez is the top free agent starting pitcher available, as multiple teams have shown interest in the left-hander. One team that could show interest in Valdez is the Toronto Blue Jays, who fell short in landing Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette.<\/p>\n
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However, Blue Jays insider Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet believes the Baltimore Orioles, another division rival of the Boston Red Sox, will likely land Valdez.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unclear how much recent contact they\u2019ve had with Framber Valdez, but for what it\u2019s worth I heard they met with him in person at the Las Vegas GM Meetings (pre-Cease deal) and there was some mutual interest at that point,\u201d Nicholson-Smith wrote<\/a>, in a piece published on Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the Blue Jays wanted to go all-in on run prevention, they could reignite those talks, but most in the industry consider the Mets and Baltimore Orioles more likely suitors for the left-hander.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n If the Orioles do land Valdez, it would only make the AL East that much better and the chances of the Red Sox winning the division much more difficult.<\/p>\n Last season with the Houston Astros, Valdez was 13-11 with a 3.66 ERA in 31 starts.<\/p>\n Valdez is a two-time MLB All-Star and helped the Astros win the World Series in 2022.<\/p>\n More Red Sox:<\/p>\n