Who Should I Trade?

Framber Valdez for Zach Eflin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 58	‐
VBR	# 186	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	61	‐
Wins	5	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.80	‐
WHIP	1.34	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 67	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 61	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 70	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 68	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 26	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	1

Games Started	20	1

Innings Pitched	108.1	3.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	7	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	109	4

Earned Runs	55	1

Home Runs Allowed	11	1

Strikeouts	88	7

Walks	38	2

ERA	4.57	2.45

WHIP	1.36	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	‐

Games Started	12	‐

Innings Pitched	69.7	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	66	‐

Earned Runs	29	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	61	‐

Walks	24	‐

ERA	3.80	‐

WHIP	1.34	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
News
	Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks across just 2/3 of an inning in a loss against the Cubs on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 22nd	Zach Eflin successfully underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Apr 8th
	Framber Valdez has been reinstated from the bereavement list by the Detroit Tigers the club announced. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Baltimore is still awaiting a second opinion on the MRI of Eflin's right elbow. The Orioles transferred him to the 60-day IL Tuesday, making him ineligible to return until May 31. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	The Tigers placed LHP Framber Valdez on the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Zach Eflin is getting a second opinion on his elbow. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	Framber Valdez allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Thursday’s win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th	The Orioles placed RHP Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st
	Framber Valdez allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out one over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 3rd	The Orioles are expected to place Zach Eflin on the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			Zach Eflin SP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#197
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#216	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#183
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#263
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#136	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#371
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#299	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#18
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#173	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#211
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#431
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-0)	#410	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs PHI
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH			vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs TB
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ COL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sun, Mar 29th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Mon, May 25th				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Framber Valdez for Zach Eflin (2026)

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