Each offseason at MLBTR, we take a look at the potential markets for some of the top names in free agency. We've already covered the two best free agent hitters, Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette. With ...

As the Mets search for a top of the rotation starter, they are "among the favorites" for free agent left-hander Framber Valdez, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Per Feinsand, the Orioles are also ...

When Joel “Deano” Valdez said he was going to do something, he would always do it, according to his family. So when Valdez, 36, a Marine veteran and journeyman lineman for American Power, didn’t come ...

Framber Valdez declined the Houston Astros’ one-year, $22.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed, an expected outcome for the free-agent left-hander. As ...

The Houston Astros seem bound to lose Framber Valdez in free agency this winter. He's one of the best pitchers on the market and could easily sign a deal for over $180 million. The Astros won't have ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 02: Framber Valdez #59 of the Houston Astros prepares for a game against the New York Yankees at Daikin Park on September 02, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex ...

When the clock strikes 5 p.m., free agency will officially be underway in Major League Baseball. The 2026 class doesn’t feature a headliner like Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani or Juan Soto, but there is ...

Aaron Rodgers will see a familiar face around Pittsburgh. It's one of the Steelers quarterback's old wide receivers from his days in Green Bay. It's not a trade on deadline day and not a move that ...

A documentary about renowned playwright and screenwriter Luis Valdez has won the seventh annual $200,000 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize. Directed by David Alvarado, “American Pachuco: The ...

If MLB's upcoming free-agent market is well-stocked in any department, it's starting pitching. There will be a handful of top-of-the-rotation options, including Framber Valdez. The 31-year-old lefty ...

The Houston Astros missed the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2016 this season. Overall, it was a bad last week and a half of the regular season for Houston that kept them from playing October ...

The Valdez Marine Terminal, where North Slope crude oil is offloaded onto ocean tankers. Stakeholders in Valdez are embroiled in a dispute over oil spill protections at the terminal there, at the end ...