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Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SP • Detroit Tigers Proj Rank 51 Actual 56 52 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
171.24.0910-12135/677.11.375.39
Compared to same point last season
192.03.6113-11187/688.81.24

Framber Valdez | Fantasy Outlook

Framber Valdez remains a dependable rotation anchor for Detroit heading into the final stretch

Valdez continues to provide stability near the top of the Tigers rotation as the regular season enters its final week. The veteran left-hander has relied on his signature bowling-ball sinker to limit hard contact, generating consistent ground balls and pitching deep into starts. Fully healthy and locked into his regular schedule, he gives Detroit a sturdy mound presence every fifth day.

Valdez's sustained success stems from his exceptional ground-ball profile, which regularly bails him out of jams and limits extra-base damage. While intermittent command lapses can occasionally inflate his walk totals, his established track record as a high-volume innings eater confirms his dependable floor. There are no signs of fatigue or regression to worry about down the stretch.

Heading into the final week of head-to-head fantasy playoffs, Valdez lines up for a critical late-season outing where quality starts are at a premium. His elite ability to suppress home runs makes him a trustworthy, matchup-proof option capable of stabilizing ratios and collecting valuable innings. Treat him as an automatic rotation fixture in all standard leagues. Start.

Updated 11 days ago

Framber Valdez Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/23 WAS 5.1 87 6 3 2 LOSS 4.09 1.37 6
09/17 @CHW 5.0 90 8 4 3 LOSS 4.11 1.37 7
09/11 COL 6.0 90 2 2 0 WIN 4.07 1.37 18
09/05 @CLE 7.0 94 3 1 0 WIN 4.23 1.37 23
08/30 LAD 6.0 105 5 1 3 LOSS 4.43 1.41 9
08/24 TB 6.0 84 0 2 3 LOSS 4.43 1.42 2
08/17 @PIT 5.2 91 5 4 4 WIN 4.42 1.41 13
08/12 CLE 5.2 102 3 5 4 LOSS 4.26 1.38 -0
08/06 @SEA 7.0 95 5 2 0 WIN 4.17 1.35 24
08/01 @ATH 7.0 96 6 2 2 WIN 4.41 1.37 21
07/26 KC 5.0 97 4 3 2 N/A 4.53 1.36 9
07/21 @CHC 0.2 42 1 2 6 LOSS 4.57 1.36 -12
07/09 ATH 7.0 87 9 0 1 WIN 4.10 1.30 29
07/02 @TEX 5.0 87 1 2 5 LOSS 4.29 1.36 -5
06/27 HOU 6.0 88 2 0 4 N/A 4.05 1.32 6
06/22 NYY 6.0 94 8 2 1 WIN 3.91 1.32 24
06/16 @HOU 6.0 92 6 3 0 N/A 4.09 1.34 17
06/10 MIN 5.0 75 2 2 4 LOSS 4.40 1.33 -1
06/05 SEA 5.0 102 5 2 1 WIN 4.21 1.31 16
05/30 @CHW 6.2 89 4 2 4 LOSS 4.39 1.30 4
05/24 @BAL 6.0 92 5 2 1 N/A 4.28 1.31 17
05/18 CLE 5.0 89 3 4 4 LOSS 4.58 1.38 -1
05/13 @NYM 6.2 106 7 2 2 N/A 4.32 1.34 18
05/05 BOS 3.0 60 3 1 7 LOSS 4.57 1.38 -8
04/30 @ATL 6.0 99 8 0 2 N/A 3.35 1.24 18
04/24 @CIN 4.1 89 4 5 2 N/A 3.41 1.28 6
04/19 @BOS 6.0 98 7 2 1 WIN 3.30 1.17 24
04/14 KC 7.0 87 1 2 1 N/A 3.75 1.25 15
04/08 @MIN 5.0 87 2 2 8 LOSS 4.76 1.47 -7
04/03 STL 6.0 91 5 2 0 WIN 0.75 1.08 23
03/27 @SD 6.0 83 5 1 1 N/A 1.50 1.33 15
Totals: 171.227681356778 325
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
2024 HOU 29 176.0 2676 172 57 0 15-8 3.22 1.17 8.8 458
2025 HOU 31 192.0 2891 187 68 0 13-11 3.61 1.24 8.8 454
2026 DET 31 171.2 2768 135 67 0 10-12 4.09 1.37 7.1 325
3-YEAR AVG 31 192 2919 192 63 0 13-11 3.55 1.2 9 467
Career 234 1314.0 20389 1264 487 0 0-0 3.58 1.25 8.7

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Detroit Tigers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Dillon Dingler 84% 68%
Eduardo Valencia 14% 7%
Hunter Dobbins 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Spencer Torkelson 45% 36%
Colt Keith 16% 14%
NAME OWN START
Kevin McGonigle 100% 84%
Gleyber Torres 32% 16%
Hao-Yu Lee 30% 27%
Javier Baez 5% 0%
John Peck 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Riley Greene 100% 89%
Jose Ramirez 100% 89%
Max Clark 66% 45%
Kerry Carpenter 23% 5%
Zach McKinstry 9% 5%
NAME OWN START
Framber Valdez 86% 55%
Jackson Jobe 59% 32%
Troy Melton 52% 39%
Keider Montero 52% 23%
Jack Flaherty 34% 14%
River Ryan 30% 16%
Michael Massey 11% 5%
Reese Olson 5% 0%
Justin Verlander 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Kenley Jansen 84% 80%
Drew Anderson 25% 14%
Tyler Holton 23% 23%
Kyle Finnegan 7% 2%
Will Vest 7% 0%
Brant Hurter 2% 2%
Tyler Kinley 2% 2%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Bailey Horn
#57 · RP
Out60-Day ILElbow
Horn will undergo Tommy John surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Mar 24
Burch Smith
#65 · RP
Out60-Day ILShoulder
Smith is dealing with inflammation in his right shoulder and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: May 22
Reese Olson
#45 · SP
Out60-Day ILShoulder
Olson underwent right shoulder surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Feb 10
Will Vest
#19 · RP
Out60-Day ILElbow
Vest is dealing with right elbow inflammation and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Jun 28
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Trey Sweeney
#27 · SS
Out60-Day ILShoulder
Sweeney is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Mar 24
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Kerry Carpenter
#30 · RF
Out60-Day ILHeel
Carpenter is dealing with left foot plantar fasciitis and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Jul 27
Matt Vierling
#8 · CF
Out60-Day ILAdductor
Vierling is dealing with a left adductor strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Jul 30
Parker Meadows
#22 · CF
Out60-Day ILArm
Meadows is dealing with a left radius fracture and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Apr 9
Wenceel Pérez
#46 · RF
Out60-Day ILFace
Pérez is dealing with a left orbital fracture and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Jun 17

Team Rankings

AVG
.241
20th
R
723
14th
HR
181
18th
RBI
683
19th
SB
58
29th
OBP
.320
10th
SLG
.400
16th
OPS
.720
12th
W
76
22nd
SV
32
27th
ERA
3.67
6th
WHIP
1.22
5th
QS
56
10th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians85-77.525-678667
White SoxWhite Sox84-78.5191776720
TwinsTwins77-85.4758739797
TigersTigers76-86.4699723652
RoyalsRoyals69-93.42616690810

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dillon Dingler1455517213427910.243  
Eduardo Valencia4212925448210.341  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Spencer Torkelson1595266612126771.230  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Hao-Yu Lee114330408710463.264  
Gleyber Torres9635857938380.260  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Colt Keith140384519910366.258  
Jace Jung6922000.222  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kevin McGonigle15660597168187212.278  
Javier Báez5818725453201.241  
John Peck2468311075.162  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Riley Greene1405117914321753.280  
Kerry Carpenter81231274813360.208  
Wenceel Pérez5316122297173.180  
Matt Vierling9226624555314.207  
James Outman9415723275176.172  
Ben Malgeri6012018305205.250  
Zach McKinstry12937142744263.199  
Max Clark5118027493235.272  
Brett Callahan3371415181.211  
Parker Meadows123639023.250  
Corey Julks4712000.286  
Trei Cruz2500000.000  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Framber Valdez3110120174.01354.031.36  
Keider Montero321091155.01073.481.04  
Jack Flaherty2038088.11034.481.39  
Troy Melton20850114.1942.761.13  
Jackson Jobe933046.0513.911.17  
Ty Madden2010047.0463.261.00  
Andrew Sears601019.0157.111.68  
Justin Verlander20109.077.001.56  
River Ryan20104.164.151.85  
Yilber Díaz50006.0616.502.83  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Kenley Jansen51462245.0513.201.04  
Drew Anderson49572108.01143.671.27  
Kyle Finnegan6331260.2474.301.67  
Tyler Holton6725272.0552.751.25  
Will Vest2735226.2276.081.43  
Tyler Kinley6475157.1483.451.15  
Enmanuel De Jesus3020142.1393.831.25  
Burch Smith1302017.0203.181.47  
Tanner Rainey60007.063.861.57  
Brenan Hanifee2301021.1105.061.45  
Jacob Waguespack3522047.0352.490.92  
Ricky Vanasco50106.1415.633.16  
Brant Hurter3041035.1243.061.10  
Beau Brieske1810025.1244.971.18  
Drew Sommers4324039.2623.631.24  

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Aug 6th

Framber Valdez Starts for Tigers After Tensions With Naylor

Jun 15th

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Jun 14th

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May 6th

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May 5th

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