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“I feel like I am settling in nicely with this organization," Framber Valdez said Sunday.
Tampa, Fla. – We’re not saying that Framber Valdez has led a charmed life in the big leagues. That would be ignoring his humble beginnings and all the work he put in to become an elite pitcher himself, one worthy of the largest average annual salary for a lefty ($38.
3 million). But during his time with the Astros, he pitched in the same rotation with Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke and Lance McCullers Jr. , among others.
Signing with Detroit, now his locker is on the same clubhouse wall as Verlander, Tarik Skubal, Jack Flaherty and Casey Mize. Good company. BOX SCORE: Tigers 12, Yankees 1 “For sure,” Valdez said Sunday through interpreter Marlon Abreu, after he pitched five scoreless innings in the Tigers’ 12-1 spring romp over the Yankees at George Steinbrenner Stadium.
“It helps a lot when you are in the middle of a starting rotation that has so many guys that are so talented. “Having guys like that to help you, help you get better. ” Manager AJ Hinch, who has also benefitted from those rotations in both places, talked about the unique dynamic that can exist within such a talented unit.
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