DJ Herz or Framber Valdez

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DJ Herz or Framber Valdez Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	‐

Games Started	26	‐

Innings Pitched	144.2	‐

Wins	8	‐

Losses	9	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	146	‐

Earned Runs	70	‐

Home Runs Allowed	14	‐

Strikeouts	111	‐

Walks	56	‐

ERA	4.35	‐

WHIP	1.40	‐

DJ Herz or Framber Valdez Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	30	18

Games Started	30	2

Innings Pitched	188.2	32.5

Wins	13	2

Losses	9	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	168	27

Earned Runs	71	15

Home Runs Allowed	16	3

Strikeouts	177	31

Walks	62	13

ERA	3.40	4.17

WHIP	1.23	1.24

DJ Herz or Framber Valdez Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
News
	Framber Valdez allowed four earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Pirates. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th	DJ Herz worked two innings for Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Framber Valdez allowed four earned runs on six hits and five walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Guardians. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	DJ Herz tossed two perfect innings with Double-A Harrisburg on August 14 in his second rehab outing. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Framber Valdez allowed five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings in Thursday's win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	DJ Herz is making his next rehab start on Friday for Double-A Harrisburg. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Framber Valdez allowed two earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	DJ Herz threw a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance on Saturday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Framber Valdez allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	DJ Herz threw a 25-pitch bullpen session last Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
	After a long offseason of speculation, Framber Valdez signed a three-year, $115 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, immediately making that team the runaway favorites in the AL Central. Valdez struggled a little in 2025, ending with a 3.66 ERA, the highest in his career as a starter. Most of this was due to the wheels coming off in the second half of the season, when he accumulated a 5.20 ERA, and opponents began hitting the ball much harder off him. However, he will reunite with AJ Hinch in Detroit, and he struck out 187 batters in 192 innings. Comerica Park should help keep him in games, and Valdez remains a quality start machine. Not a bad SP2 to have, for Detroit or a fantasy team. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	Am I missing something? His (very respectable) 3.66 ERA in 2025 was a career worst since turning into a full time starter, and he has now moved to a better pitcher's park. He has not started less than 28 games since 2021, so his blend of quality plus durability makes him one of the better SP targets after the top-tier starters are taken off the board. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

DJ Herz or Framber Valdez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			DJ Herz SP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#113
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Mon, May 25th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#429	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#89
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS