FACTS/FLUKES: F. Valdez, Watkins, Walsh, Mullins, Stephan

The groundball specialist in Valdez eats innings and provides consistency... After a 3.14 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 135 innings in 2021, Framber Valdez (LHP, HOU) improved the ratios in 2022 to a 2.74 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 122 innings. With the heavy GB% and below-average K%, can Valdez maintain his level of success?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA   BB%/K%   SwK    Vel    G/L/F   H%/S%  HR/F   FpK    R$
====  ===  =========  =======  =====  ====  ========  =====  ====  =====   ===
2018   37  2.19/3.60   9%/24%   8.5%  92.0  70/13/16  32/71   20%   51%     $2
2019   71  5.86/4.48  12%/25%  10.8%  93.0  62/21/17  32/67   26%   59%   $-10
2020   71  3.57/2.96   6%/26%  10.5%  92.1  60/21/19  32/69   14%   60%    $15
2021  135  3.14/3.31  10%/22%  10.7% ...

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