Batting Around: Where will Framber Valdez sign -- and which team needs him most?

Batting Around: Where will Framber Valdez sign -- and which team needs him most?

Valdez remains the top available pitcher on the market and plenty of teams could use his services

AL East powerhouse is competing with Mets for Framber Valdez's signature

Erik Williams-USA TODAY SportsErik Williams-USA TODAY Sports By the time Pete Alonso pulled on an Orioles jersey, the message was already loud enough. Baltimore is not tiptoeing through this offseason, and the New York Mets are learning that the hard way. First the Orioles pried Alonso out of Queens with a five-year, $155 million deal that landed like a gut punch. Now they are circling another name the Mets have quietly but desperately needed to…