Tigers LHP Framber Valdez draws Padres to open his Detroit era

<a href="/mlb/players/framber_valdez/510292">Framber Valdez</a> will have a high bar to clear when he makes his Detroit Tigers' debut Friday night on the road against the San Diego Padres. Valdez went 81-52 with a 3.36 ERA in eight seasons and 188 games (166 starts) with the Houston Astros before signing a three-year, $115 million deal with Detroit.

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