Framber Valdez declined the Houston Astros’ one-year, $22.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed, an expected outcome for the free-agent left-hander. As ...

Framber Valdez is one of baseball’s most durable starting pitchers and a consistent Cy Young candidate. Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images LAS VEGAS — The Toronto Blue Jays are in luck. They’ve got a ...

The 2025-26 class of free agents in Major League Baseball is perhaps not a particularly strong one when it comes to starting pitching. That, however, reflects a lack of depth for the most part. At the ...

Framber Valdez has a 3.36 ERA in eight major-league seasons. Tommy Gilligan / USA Today Network via Imagn Images Editor’s note: This is the first in a regular series profiling potential free-agent ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates got an incredible showing from one of their best prospects this past month at the Arizona Fall League, who earned recognition for it. Outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez won ...

It will be a little strange to look at the Houston Astros starting rotation in 2026 and not see left-hander Framber Valdez anchoring it. He's been a part of the organization for a decade, as the ...

The Houston Astros have a few big needs to address in free agency right now. They're watching their ace, Framber Valdez, walk into free agency, and it seems like they're unlikely to land a new deal ...

When Joel “Deano” Valdez said he was going to do something, he would always do it, according to his family. So when Valdez, 36, a Marine veteran and journeyman lineman for American Power, didn’t come ...

The Houston Astros seem bound to lose Framber Valdez in free agency this winter, which is going to crush the team's pitching staff. Valdez is headed for a massive contract, and Houston likely isn't ...

Framber Valdez’s offseason just got a whole lot spicier. With the 2025 season officially wrapped, the veteran lefty is now one of the most intriguing names on the free-agent board. After years of ...

The next MLB deadline this offseason has come and gone. Today was the day the 13 players whose organizations made them qualifying offers for next season had to either accept or reject them. One of ...