They may be able to offer him a big contract, but it’d still be wishful thinking to expect Valdez to end up in a Halos uniform in a couple of months. The front office doesn’t have a history of committing to pitchers with long-term contracts, instead taking pitchers on one or two-year deals. That’s not going to cut it for Valdez, but maybe general manager Perry Minasian is willing to break his norms in his final year under contract for the Angels. What is likely, however, is that the Angels will find a lower-tier starter to round out the rotation and watch Valdez land with one of baseball’s big market clubs.
