Framber Valdez
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 5' 11" 230LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 17 6 2.82 31 31 0 201.1 194 1.16
2023 12 11 3.45 31 31 0 198 200 1.13
2024 15 7 2.91 28 28 0 176.1 169 1.11
7 Seasons 68 41 3.30 157 135 0 888.2 866 1.20
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 31 17-6 2.82 201.1 194 1.16
2023 31 12-11 3.45 198 200 1.13
2024 28 15-7 2.91 176.1 169 1.11
7 Seasons 157 68-41 3.30 888.2 866 1.20
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2018 24 633 92 3 3.3 1.9 86.2 111.6 -4.2 19.6 .175 .249 .281 .279 .255 20.7 22.1 15.6 2.19 3.25
2019 25 1175 213 11 5.2 3.3 89.5 112.8 -1.3 24.9 .243 .363 .342 .321 .340 40.4 20.7 13.4 5.86 4.57
2020 26 1049 191 15 7.9 5.2 91.4 114.6 -0.8 33.5 .239 .378 .279 .301 .378 48.7 26.4 5.6 3.57 3.82
2021 27 2090 378 22 5.8 3.8 90.8 119.6 -5.5 21.4 .230 .342 .288 .301 .329 44.4 21.9 10.1 3.14 3.81
2022 28 3018 555 32 5.8 3.9 89.8 118.4 -3.6 24.0 .227 .329 .272 .284 .326 41.6 23.5 8.1 2.82 3.31
2023 29 2952 540 43 8.0 5.3 91.5 114.8 4.2 30.9 .252 .409 .287 .320 .392 45.6 24.8 7.1 3.46 4.33
2024 30 2598 473 25 5.3 3.6 90.2 114.7 0.4 26.0 .234 .340 .272 .287 .338 45.0 24.0 7.8 2.91 3.41
Player 13515 2442 151 6.2 4.1 90.4 119.6 -1.0 26.2 .235 .355 .285 .299 .346 43.3 23.5 8.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Valdez relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(45.8%) ,
Curveball
(31.3%) ,
Changeup
(17.5%) ,
Slider
(4.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 70.7 13.0 14.1 2.2 38.0 40.2 21.7 2.2 63.0 14.1 15.2 1.1 3.3 1.9
2019 62.0 13.1 21.1 3.8 41.3 36.2 22.5 3.3 50.7 11.3 23.9 5.6 5.2 3.3
2020 60.2 14.7 24.1 1.0 31.4 41.4 27.2 1.6 47.1 11.5 22.5 8.4 7.9 5.2
2021 70.4 11.1 17.2 1.3 41.5 38.4 20.1 2.4 56.1 7.4 23.3 4.5 5.8 3.8
2022 67.4 10.6 19.5 2.5 38.4 39.5 22.2 4.1 52.4 10.5 23.6 2.5 5.8 3.9
2023 55.2 18.5 23.9 2.4 40.6 35.7 23.7 2.6 43.0 14.1 25.0 6.9 8.0 5.3
2024 61.7 15.0 21.8 1.5 38.7 40.4 20.9 4.9 47.6 11.8 24.9 5.1 5.3 3.6
Player 63.1 13.9 20.8 2.1 39.1 38.5 22.4 3.3 49.8 11.3 23.8 5.0 6.2 4.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Slider HOU L 112 85.1 39.6 3.1 3.0GLV -2.1 -1.7 3.2 3.0GLV -2.1
2024 Curveball HOU L 812 79.7 58.3 5.2 11.1GLV 2.1 -14.6 6.6 11.1GLV 3.7
2024 Sinker HOU L 1189 94.1 24.8 2.1 16.6ARM 1.7 6.3 1.8 16.6ARM 1.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 30 94.5 24.3 -9.4 10.1ARM 2.2 6.6 -9.0 10.1ARM 1.9
2024 Changeup HOU L 454 89.9 33.2 3.6 14.8ARM 0.0 1.0 4.9 14.8ARM 0.7
2023 Curveball HOU L 744 80.2 57.2 4.6 8.7GLV 1.4 -14.3 5.9 8.7GLV 1.0
2023 Changeup HOU L 464 90.1 29.1 0.7 15.5ARM 0.5 4.7 1.6 15.5ARM 1.5
2023 Slider HOU L 257 84.7 41.8 4.8 2.9GLV -2.2 -3.6 5.4 2.9GLV -2.3
2023 Sinker HOU L 1375 95.3 20.5 -0.3 15.8ARM 0.9 9.9 -1.6 15.8ARM 0.7
2023 Cutter HOU L 100 89.1 28.1 -1.4 1.5GLV -0.9 6.1 -0.8 1.5GLV -0.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 3 95.7 13.6 0.4 6.3ARM -1.4 16.2 0.9 6.3ARM -1.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Sinker 1.0 12 1,189 45.8 335 .276 .399 .336 11.6 10.1 21.3 .301 .452 .357 51.8
2024 Curveball 1.5 12 813 31.3 205 .121 .187 .191 39.8 44.9 25.6 .131 .185 .195 35.9
2024 Changeup -0.2 -1 454 17.5 125 .226 .278 .276 35.4 22.4 20.1 .233 .278 .259 35.2
2024 Slider -0.8 -1 112 4.3 30 .233 .467 .295 38.3 40.0 24.0 .188 .407 .251 38.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -1 30 1.2 7 .400 1.000 .614 27.3 28.6 100.0 .199 .314 .357 33.3
2023 Sinker 0.8 11 1,380 46.7 390 .274 .455 .354 12.8 9.0 20.7 .308 .517 .390 50.2
2023 Curveball 1.2 9 746 25.3 188 .158 .211 .207 40.2 45.2 26.5 .180 .258 .232 39.8
2023 Changeup 0.1 0 464 15.7 125 .231 .342 .299 31.1 23.2 26.9 .259 .385 .301 36.3
2023 Slider -1.4 -4 257 8.7 76 .189 .405 .261 43.8 52.6 31.3 .180 .360 .237 44.1
2023 Cutter -0.6 -1 100 3.4 26 .182 .182 .246 43.5 42.3 27.5 .161 .212 .246 45.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball -9.5 0 3 0.1 2 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 365 89.8 79 16.0 10:15 9:00 75
2024 Curveball 749 79.6 79 21.2 4:45 5:00 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 18 94.3 74 13.0 10:45 10:00 45
2024 Sinker 1,109 94.1 79 18.3 10:45 9:30 75
2024 Slider 102 85.2 27 6.1 3:15 4:15 -60
2023 Changeup 427 90.1 85 16.9 10:30 9:30 60
2023 Curveball 718 80.2 76 19.5 4:45 5:00 -15
2023 Cutter 99 89.1 29 5.8 11:45 12:45 -60
2023 Sinker 1,336 95.3 84 18.9 11:00 10:00 60
2023 Slider 245 84.7 30 6.6 4:15 4:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 154 633 12 5 -5 -5 8
2019 329 1,175 1 6 -6 -7 -6
2020 378 1,414 11 17 -6 -5 17
2021 663 2,415 6 36 -15 -15 12
2022 923 3,408 31 27 -11 -16 31
2023 868 3,188 1 26 -8 -10 9
2024 723 2,676 21 22 -10 -13 20
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 633 44.5 59.9 83.4 21.9 62.3 43.6 50.6 38.9 22.8 5.7 58.3
2019 1,175 49.8 63.1 83.2 24.2 49.0 42.8 58.7 43.6 26.2 8.0 74.5
2020 1,049 52.4 61.3 84.0 26.7 52.6 43.0 59.7 44.8 24.5 8.8 77.2
2021 2,090 48.7 61.5 85.8 24.3 42.7 42.0 54.2 42.4 26.3 6.7 74.5
2022 3,018 52.1 64.5 85.0 27.9 45.2 41.7 59.3 47.0 25.8 9.2 74.0
2023 2,952 50.4 65.1 86.0 29.0 43.6 40.7 58.8 47.2 26.8 8.4 74.7
2024 2,598 49.9 61.2 85.1 28.6 45.6 43.6 61.9 44.9 27.2 7.2 70.6
Player 13,515 50.3 63.0 85.1 27.0 46.1 42.2 58.5 45.1 26.2 8.0 73.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2018 38 45 97 21
2019 42 50 77 91 11 69 83 25 18 32 5 55 6 47 36 96 24
2020 61 50 59 64 68 6 38 5 4 65 86 34 40 46 49 95 17
2021 63 61 82 88 36 36 81 9 11 37 25 50 12 28 36 91 15
2022 71 62 83 88 59 18 75 16 18 54 46 53 32 50 43 90 14
2023 42 37 43 53 49 7 49 3 6 60 70 56 50 73 38 90 9
2024 75 56 80 91 64 33 86 16 6 58 52 64 49 51 27 92 7
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 24.8 3 2.9 0 0 2 1 33.3
2019 25.3 9 9.5 -1 2 5 6 66.7
2020 22.3 8 6.8 1 3 6 3 37.5
2021 23.4 18 15.0 3 4 16 4 22.2
2022 23.2 12 12.9 -1 3 14 3 25.0
2023 23.8 23 21.0 2 16 17 9 39.1
2024 24.2 13 11.8 1 4 7 6 46.2
Player 23.8 86 80.0 6 32 67 32 37.2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2019 9 11 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 12 8 9 10 6 9 10 9 11 12 11 11 8 9 9 11 12 10 9
2020 8 7 5 10 8 7 9 7 7 4 4 8 7 5 6 6 7 7 6 10 6 5 11 6 6 5 9 9 7 7 4
2021 18 18 10 18 18 16 20 15 14 7 12 19 14 7 16 22 11 13 12 17 10 16 20 20 12 13 20 18 16 14 13
2022 12 14 8 12 12 13 14 13 7 10 9 11 17 14 16 16 14 14 11 13 14 14 19 13 12 11 11 15 14 13 12
2023 23 17 16 23 21 18 21 19 19 14 18 20 25 17 22 26 23 17 24 26 19 26 32 30 13 15 25 22 28 19 16
2024 13 10 10 11 12 11 13 11 11 9 13 13 13 11 12 12 12 10 12 14 12 14 15 14 9 10 12 12 12 13 12
Player 86 80 59 87 83 77 89 75 70 55 68 83 91 65 84 95 76 73 78 92 75 89 111 97 63 66 89 90 92 79 69
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.1 93.1 1.0 93.1 0.0 92.4 -0.7 93.9 1.5 94.9 1.0 94.1 -0.8
Offspeed Velocity 87.7 88.6 0.9 88.6 0.0 87.5 -1.1 88.8 1.3 90.1 1.3 89.9 -0.2
Breaking Velocity 79.7 79.4 -0.3 80.5 1.1 77.9 -2.6 80.2 2.3 81.4 1.2 80.3 -1.1
Exit Velocity 86.2 89.5 3.3 91.4 1.9 90.8 -0.6 89.8 -1.0 91.5 1.7 90.2 -1.3
Launch Angle -4.2 -1.3 2.9 -0.8 0.5 -5.5 -4.7 -3.6 1.9 4.2 7.8 0.4 -3.8
Barrel % 3.3 5.2 1.9 7.9 2.7 5.8 -2.1 5.8 0.0 8.0 2.2 5.3 -2.7
Hard Hit % 20.7 40.4 19.7 48.7 8.3 44.4 -4.3 41.6 -2.8 45.6 4.0 45.0 -0.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 19.6 24.9 5.3 33.5 8.6 21.4 -12.1 24.0 2.6 30.9 6.9 26.0 -4.9
xBA .175 .243 0.068 .239 -0.004 .230 -0.009 .227 -0.003 .252 0.025 .234 -0.018
BA .175 .267 0.092 .240 -0.027 .220 -0.020 .223 0.003 .228 0.005 .221 -0.007
xwOBA .279 .321 0.042 .301 -0.020 .301 0.000 .284 -0.017 .320 0.036 .287 -0.033
wOBA .281 .342 0.061 .279 -0.063 .288 0.009 .272 -0.016 .287 0.015 .272 -0.015
xSLG .249 .363 0.114 .378 0.015 .342 -0.036 .329 -0.013 .409 0.080 .340 -0.069
SLG .270 .419 0.149 .342 -0.077 .327 -0.015 .305 -0.022 .365 0.060 .323 -0.042
K% 22.1 20.7 -1.4 26.4 5.7 21.9 -4.5 23.5 1.6 24.8 1.3 24.0 -0.8
BB% 15.6 13.4 -2.2 5.6 -7.8 10.1 4.5 8.1 -2.0 7.1 -1.0 7.8 0.7
Swing % 38.9 43.6 4.7 44.8 1.2 42.4 -2.4 47.0 4.6 47.2 0.2 44.9 -2.3
Whiff% 22.8 26.2 3.4 24.5 -1.7 26.3 1.8 25.8 -0.5 26.8 1.0 27.2 0.4
In Zone % 44.5 49.8 5.3 52.4 2.6 48.7 -3.7 52.1 3.4 50.4 -1.7 49.9 -0.5
Out of Zone % 55.5 50.2 -5.3 47.6 -2.6 51.3 3.7 47.9 -3.4 49.6 1.7 50.1 0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 21.9 24.2 2.3 26.7 2.5 24.3 -2.4 27.9 3.6 29.0 1.1 28.6 -0.4
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 32.5 9.8 24.0 -8.5 24.5 0.5 30.5 6.0 32.5 2.0 29.4 -3.1
First Pitch Strike % 50.6 58.7 8.1 59.7 1.0 54.2 -5.5 59.3 5.1 58.8 -0.5 61.9 3.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 154 .281 114 20 17.5 40 20 50.0
2019 Shifts 329 .342 236 64 27.1 93 61 65.6
2020 Shifts 288 .279 208 60 28.8 80 71 88.8
2021 Shifts 571 .288 476 101 21.2 95 70 73.7
2022 Shifts 827 .272 680 67 9.9 147 113 76.9
2023 Shades 803 .288 663 67 10.1 140 61 43.6
2024 Shades 684 .272 574 176 30.7 110 48 43.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 211 17.2 20.4% 0.5% 113 25.3 0.0% 17.7%
2019 331 17.3 19.6% 1.8% 215 22.5 0.0% 7.4%
2020 357 18.8 13.4% 2.5% 144 25.2 0.0% 12.5%
2021 650 16.4 38.3% 1.4% 351 23.0 0.3% 9.4%
2022 904 17.8 25.9% 3.7% 452 21.3 5.1% 7.3%
2023 864 16.4 36.2% 0.5% 418 19.6 5.0% 1.4%
2024 815 16.4 37.2% 1.2% 369 18.7 9.8% 2.7%

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Pitch Distribution