{"id":560974,"date":"2026-02-08T10:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/560974\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T10:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:42:09","slug":"detroit-tigers-sign-framber-valdez-to-3-year-115-million-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/560974\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers sign Framber Valdez to 3-year, $115 million contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers<\/a> made a big splash in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers have signed left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/valdefr01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Framber Valdez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Framber Valdez<\/a> to a three-year, $115 million contract with an opt-out clause after the second year, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The deal is pending a physical.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez (59) pitches in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f269287d91d71f7e112f7afebc7501fc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez (59) pitches in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This story will be updated.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Evan Petzold at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/mailto:epetzold@freepress.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:epetzold@freepress.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">epetzold@freepress.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow him\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanPetzold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@EvanPetzold;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@EvanPetzold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to our weekly Tigers show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/days-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Days of Roar&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Days of Roar&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0every Monday afternoon during the season and Tuesday afternoon during the offseason on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fdays-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers-podcast%2Fid1674627945&amp;xcust=story%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Ftigers%2F20_u5BVPAb2IiIUgFZ32IQz37e&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Ftigers%2F2025%2F11%2F25%2Fdetroit-tigers-javier-baez-shortstop-comeback-season%2F87397779007%2F\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7hWybDP3lhBSo9HFkSshac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2026\/02\/04\/detroit-tigers-sign-framber-valdez-in-mlb-free-agency\/88519121007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers sign Framber Valdez in MLB free agency;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers sign Framber Valdez in MLB free agency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Tigers made a big splash in free agency. 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