After losing to the Detroit Tigers in the American League Wild Card round, the Astros seemingly entered the winter looking to ... Framber Valdez, would be made available as well.

The Astros are telling opposing teams they do not intend to trade left-hander Framber Valdez, writes Jeff Passan of ESPN. Houston’s ace had come up in trade rumors at the Winter Meetings.

The Astros and left-hander Framber Valdez have agreed to an $18MM salary to avoid arbitration, per a report from Chandler ...