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Astros Pitcher Framber Valdez Finishes Fifth in AL Cy Young Voting

The Houston Astros had two representatives in the top-five of American League Cy Young voting, with Framber Valdez coming in fifth.

Kade Kistner

Astros Pitcher Framber Valdez Finishes Fifth in AL Cy Young Voting
Astros Pitcher Framber Valdez Finishes Fifth in AL Cy Young Voting /
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The Houston Astros had elite pitching during the 2022 MLB season. All the way up and down the rotation and all throughout the bullpen. That's why it came as little surprise that the team landed two of its starting pitchers in the top five of American League Cy Young voting.

Justin Verlander won the award unanimously after leading the entirety of MLB in almost every meaningful stat including ERA, ERA+ and WHIP. However, Framber Valdez, who set the MLB record for the most consecutive quality starts in a single season, finished fifth.

Valdez finished the season with 201.1 innings pitched, a 2.82 ERA and a 1.157 WHIP. It was enough to likely garner him some fourth or fifth place votes to bring him into fifth place.

Luckily for the Astros, Valdez is under team control through the 2025 MLB season and very well could move up this Cy Young list if he continues his current upward trend. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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