DET · P

Framber Valdez

Age 32 B/T R/L 5′11″, 230 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2018

40-man

Detroit’s roster as it stands #1 starter · 145 IP · 1.8 WAR in the role
Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Signed in Feb 2026 (3 yr, $115M (2026-28), 2028 player option, 2029 mutual option; deferrals lower AAV): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.

Keystone Stuff 96 34th pct

2026 fWAR 2.0

Projected 2027 WAR 2.2 at 176 IP · 1.8 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,768 pitches

Keystone Stuff 96

Keystone Location 96

Keystone Pitching 96

Run value (xRV) −0.19

Strikeout % 17.8%

Walk % 8.8%

Whiff % 20.5%

Chase % 30.8%

Fastball velo 93.9

Extension 5.8 ft

174.0 IP4.03 ERA4.14 FIP 43° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 43° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker44% use	44%	93.8	5.9	+15.1	97	104	10%	−0.78
Curveball30% use	30%	78.3	−14.4	−12.7	103	88	32%	+0.50
Changeup18% use	18%	89.1	2.7	+13.6	90	102	22%	−0.40
Slider5% use	5%	85.7	0.2	−2.6	102	94	44%	+2.25
Four-seam4% use	4%	94.7	13.2	+6.3	78	74	20%	−0.71

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Valdez: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
43	Ranger Suarez BOS · ’95	91	3.8	3.3	Signed $15.6M
36	Steven Matz TB · ’91	101	0.0	0.1	Signed $7.5M
27	Max Fried NYY · ’94	100	3.5	3.1	Signed $31.5M
27	Andrew Alvarez WSH · ’99	97	2.5	2.2	Pre-arb
25	Parker Messick CLE · ’00	96	4.9	3.9	Pre-arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Sinker 41%

54% zone

Curveball 32%

33% zone

Changeup 22%

38% zone

Four-seam 5%

34% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 2.2 WAR Guaranteed $47.5M

2028 1.7 WAR Player option $35.0M

2029 1.1 WAR Mutual option $40.0M

2030 0.7 WAR Free agent

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