Signed By
Mississippi Sanitation Knights for $23
On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Amateur FA (DOM) Mar'15
Fri 3/29 | Sat 3/30 | Sun 3/31 |
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NYY 8:10 PM EDT | NYY 7:15 PM EDT | NYY 2:10 PM EDT |
Positions
SP
2025 Projected Positions
Util
All Leagues
Average $21.29
Median $21.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $18.89
Median $19.00
All Leagues
Average $26.80
Median $26.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $23.30
Median $23.00
Roster%
100%
Change
7Day
1.25%
30Day
4.37%
2024 OPL Round 1
OPL Roster%
13.75%
OPL Average Salary
$20.30
March 28, 2024 7:57 PM : Valdez allowed three runs on five hits and six walks over 4.2 innings in a no-decision Thursday against the Yankees. He struck out five.
Analysis: Valdez managed to skirt danger through the first four innings, holding the Yankees off the board thanks to three double-play balls. However, the left-hander's shaky command finally caught up with him in the fifth, when he was tagged for three runs. While his final line ultimately could have looked a lot worse, it's a discouraging outing from Valdez, who's expected to anchor the Astros' rotation while Justin Verlander (shoulder) is sidelined. Valdez went 12-11 last season with a 3.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 200:57 K:BB across 31 starts.
MLB Stats
Pitching
Year | Team | G | GS | IP | WINS | SV | K | ERA | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | HOU | 8 | 5 | 37.0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2.18919 | 1.24324 |
2019 | HOU | 26 | 8 | 70.2 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 5.85849 | 1.66981 |
2020 | HOU | 11 | 10 | 70.2 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 3.56604 | 1.11792 |
2021 | HOU | 22 | 22 | 134.2 | 11 | 0 | 125 | 3.14109 | 1.24752 |
2022 | HOU | 31 | 31 | 201.1 | 17 | 0 | 194 | 2.81623 | 1.15728 |
2023 | HOU | 31 | 31 | 198.0 | 12 | 0 | 200 | 3.45455 | 1.12626 |
MILB Stats
Pitching
Year | Team | G | GS | IP | WINS | SV | K | ERA | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | HOU (R) | 16 | 0 | 36.2 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 3.68182 | 1.44545 |
2016 | HOU (R) | 2 | 2 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1.68750 | 0.93750 |
2016 | HOU (A-) | 5 | 2 | 21.2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3.73846 | 1.33846 |
2016 | HOU (A) | 6 | 6 | 35.1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3.05660 | 1.18868 |
2016 | HOU (A+) | 1 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.76470 | 1.76470 |
2017 | HOU (A+) | 13 | 9 | 61.1 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 2.78804 | 1.14130 |
2017 | HOU (AA) | 12 | 9 | 49.0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 5.87755 | 1.69388 |
2017 | HOU (ST) | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.14286 | 1.42857 |
2018 | HOU (AA) | 20 | 13 | 94.1 | 4 | 1 | 120 | 4.10247 | 1.28269 |
2018 | HOU (AAA) | 2 | 1 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.15384 | 1.26923 |
2018 | HOU (ST) | 3 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.42105 | 1.57895 |
2019 | HOU (AAA) | 10 | 7 | 44.1 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 3.24812 | 1.03759 |
2019 | HOU (ST) | 7 | 4 | 17.0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5.82353 | 1.58824 |
2020 | HOU (ST) | 4 | 3 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.48387 | 1.06452 |
2021 | HOU (AAA) | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.28571 | 1.57143 |
2021 | HOU (ST) | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50000 | 0.50000 |
2022 | HOU (ST) | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 |
2023 | HOU (ST) | 5 | 5 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.32759 | 1.18966 |
2024 | HOU (ST) | 3 | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.71429 | 1.92857 |
Recent Games
Last 10 MLB Games
Date | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | Hold | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR |
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2023-09-27 | HOU | @SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
2023-09-22 | HOU | KCR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2023-09-17 | HOU | @KCR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023-09-11 | HOU | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2023-09-05 | HOU | @TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2023-08-30 | HOU | @BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023-08-25 | HOU | @DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2023-08-19 | HOU | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2023-08-14 | HOU | @MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2023-08-08 | HOU | @BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 265 | 35 | 30 | 54 | 59 | 24 | 4 | 8 |
Last 10 MILB Games
Date | Level | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR |
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2024-03-17 | ST | HOU | @STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2024-03-11 | ST | HOU | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024-03-01 | ST | HOU | @WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2023-03-24 | ST | HOU | @MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023-03-18 | ST | HOU | NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2023-03-13 | ST | HOU | @WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2023-03-07 | ST | HOU | NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023-03-02 | ST | HOU | @STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 | 127 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Avg Salary & Roster%
Last 30 days
2025 Position Eligibility Progress
To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.
Transaction History
Date | Transaction Type | Team | Salary |
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June 27, 2019 4:24 PM | add | Plum Smuggler | $4 |
July 4, 2019 3:51 PM | cut | Plum Smuggler | $2 |
August 11, 2020 3:23 PM | add | Midnight Rabbits | $3 |
September 30, 2020 7:29 PM | increase | Midnight Rabbits | $5 |
October 9, 2021 3:49 AM | increase | Midnight Rabbits | $7 |
November 15, 2021 12:38 AM | increase | Midnight Rabbits | $11 |
December 9, 2021 6:23 PM | move | Mississippi Sanitation Knights (from Midnight Rabbits) | $11 |
October 14, 2022 1:32 AM | increase | Mississippi Sanitation Knights | $13 |
November 15, 2022 12:44 AM | increase | Mississippi Sanitation Knights | $19 |
October 12, 2023 11:14 AM | increase | Mississippi Sanitation Knights | $21 |
November 15, 2023 12:41 AM | increase | Mississippi Sanitation Knights | $23 |