Starting pitcher Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros agreed to a one-year, $18 million contract to avoid arbitration on Thursday, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Valdez is in his final year of arbitration, meaning that he'll enter free agency at the end of the 2025 season.
Chandler Rome of The Athletic initially reported on Dec. 9 that the Astros were open to trading the 31-year-old before arbitration, but a deal never materialized.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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