Valdez, Lugo, Rutschman, Adell, Clement

Valdez not getting punchouts … Framber Valdez (LHP, DET) has been an extremely reliable starter over the past several seasons. He has made 28-plus starts five years in a row while registering strong skills and results. Valdez's numbers fell a bit in 2025 and have fallen off a bit more in 2026. Let's dig in. 

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	BB%/K%	SwK/Vel	G/L/F	H%/S%	HR/F	BPX
2022	201	2.82/2.83	8%/23%	11.6%/94.0	66/17/16	29%/77%	13%	138
2023	198	3.45/3.35	7%/25%	11.9%/95.3	54/10/25	29%/72%	14%	119
2024	176	2.91/3.00	8%/24%	11.9%/94.2	59/19/20	28%/76%	14%	135
2025	192	3.66/3.31	8%/23%	11.9%/94.3	58/18/23	31%/72%	12%	133
2026	84	4.09/4.23	8%/18%	9.2%/94.0	50/18/30	31%/72%	11%	90

Valdez is struggling to miss bats:

• His SwK and K% have been very consistent but have dropped off significantly in 2026. His...

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