The Houston Astros are headed in the wrong direction right now. They traded Kyle Tucker in a blockbuster deal last offseason while losing Alex Bregman in free agency. This offseason, they seem bound to lose their ace, Framber Valdez, in free agency, too.

Valdez is one of the top pitchers on the market, but he's coming off a bit of a controversial season. Valdez came under some heat after he seemingly crossed up his catcher on purpose at one point during the season. While this is purely speculation, Valdez has to answer to general managers who ask about the incident.

Either way, Zach Mentz of Cleveland.com recently projected Valdez would sign a massive six-year, $162 million deal in free agency this winter.

"A proven, durable ace who has made at least 28 starts each of the past four se

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