{"id":539775,"date":"2026-01-27T00:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/539775\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T00:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:43:18","slug":"baltimore-orioles-remain-the-favorite-to-sign-framber-valdez-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/539775\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Orioles Remain the Favorite to Sign Framber Valdez – MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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January 26, 2026<\/p>\n

Free-agent pitcher Framber Valdez<\/a> “will probably end up in Baltimore,” league sources told Jim Bowden of The Athletic. Valdez remains unsigned and is still waiting for the right offer as spring training approaches, and while he’d be an upgrade to every rotation in baseball, Bowden notes that some teams simply don’t want to spend the money on the former Houston Astros ace. The southpaw accrued double-digit wins and at least 22 starts in each of the last five seasons, and he posted an impressive 3.34 xFIP with 8.77 K\/9 and 3.19 BB\/9 in 2025. He continued to effectively limit weak contact with just 0.7 HR\/9 and a 72.9% ground ball rate. His landing spot will determine his exact ADP in fantasy baseball drafts, but for now, he’s the #28 starting pitcher in RotoBaller’s latest rankings. If he ends up with the Orioles, he’d be the No. 1 option atop a rotation that also includes Trevor Rogers<\/a> and Kyle Bradish<\/a>.–Andersen Pickard<\/a>
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