The Houston Astros made the postseason for the eighth straight season after profitable the American League West Division for the fourth straight yr and ending with a file of 88-73.
Though the Astros made the playoffs once more, their streak of seven straight American League Championship Sequence appearances got here to an finish as they had been swept within the wild-card spherical by the Detroit Tigers.
The offseason has seen the Astros half methods with a number of key gamers together with beginning pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, beginning pitcher Justin Verlander, and outfielder Kyle Tucker.
Though the Astros misplaced a few key beginning pitchers, they nonetheless have Framber Valdez, who has led the MLB in a formidable statistic since 2020.
In line with MLB on ‘X,’ Valdez leads the league in wins since 2020 with 60.
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Valdez has essentially the most wins within the MLB since 2020, and he’s forward of different star pitchers resembling Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees, Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies, and Chris Bassitt of the Toronto Blue Jays.
It makes getting wins simpler for a beginning pitcher when the offense can put up runs just like the Astros have through the years, however Valdez has been nice in his personal proper as effectively.
Valdez got here into the league in 2018 with the Astros and has performed all seven seasons of his profession with the crew.
In 2024, Valdez began 28 video games the place he held a file of 15-7 with a 2.91 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 176.1 innings pitched.
The 15-win season was Valdez’s second-highest complete in his profession, and he’ll look to construct off of the profitable 2024 season in 2025.
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