Framber Valdez is a five-foot-11, 239 lb. left-handed pitcher from Sabana Grande de Palenque, DR. Born on November 19, 1993, he played his first professional ball in the Astros system in 2015. In 2018, he made his debut.
From 2018 through 2021, Valdez pitched 313 innings and put up a 1.313 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. He walked 4.1 K/9, going 24-17 with a 3.74 ERA and a 4.04 FIP. Opponents put together a combined slashline of .231/.324/.346 through his first four seasons, consisting of 67 Valdez appearances — 45 of which were starts.
Valdez opened the season as Houston’s number one starter.