Framber Valdez stumbles against Mariners
by Chris Schommer | Astros Correspondent | Sun, May 5th 6:11am EDT
Framber Valdez allowed five earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out three over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Mariners.
Fantasy Impact:
This outing marked a rough patch for Valdez, pushing his ERA to 3.97 and WHIP to 1.41 through his first four starts of the season. The high BABIP of .371 suggests some bad luck, but the low strikeout rate of 7.5 K/9 and modest 2.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio indicate that Valdez might be struggling to dominate hitters as effectively as fantasy managers would hope. His FIP standing at 4.05 also suggests that his underlying metrics are not far off from his surface stats, hinting that improvement might not be imminent. Fantasy managers should consider these trends carefully when deciding on his role in their rotations moving forward.
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