Either way, he misses 80 games this year.
Remember how the Astros had a trade for Zack Britton at the 2017 deadline that fell apart after medical review? Rosenthal reports that the prospects traded would have been J.D. Davis, Jason Martin, Rogelio Armenteros, and… Framber Valdez. According to Rosenthal, it was concerns over Armenteros’s medicals that caused the Orioles to back out.
Gotta thank the BBGs for that one. If that deal hadn’t fallen apart, Crane would have had his big splash, and he probably wouldn’t have forced Luhnow to get Verlander at the waiver deadline. And of course Jason Martin became a piece in the Gerrit Cole trade, and Framber became Framber.
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How does that jibe with the “last year with Philly playing time counts”?
It counts if he’s not signed this year. He has to miss the first 80 games of 2026. If he’s signed before the season starts he misses the first 80. If he’s signed 30 games in, he gets credit for 30 already served and he only has to miss the next 50. If he’s signed 80 games in, he gets credit for 80. All they are saying is that if they sign him 80 games in, he doesn’t have to sit out an additional 80. Every game of this season where he remains unsigned will count towards his 80 game suspension. But he will miss the first 80 games of 2026 no matter what.
Yeah, I get that, it’s basic. But how does “last years playing time with Philly” have anything to do with it?
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That’s what gets him his credits as a free agent. Because he played in more than 80 games last year, he has more than 80 in his “credit bank”. If he’d only played in 30, he could only get credit for 30. Last year’s games played determines how many games count towards his suspension as a free agent.