Houston Astros
Framber Valdez has thrown 16,228 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (94mph) and Curve (79mph), also mixing in a Change (89mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (84mph), Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Cutter (92mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker has heavy sinking action, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has well above average velo. Their curve has an exceptional bite, has sweeping glove-side movement, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves and is slightly harder than usual. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider has exceptional depth and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has some natural sinking action and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2025) is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has little cutting action and has some natural sink.