Valdes helped Lee to a three-game series sweep of Christian Brothers as he went 7-for-14 (.500) at the plate, slugged 1.071, scored seven runs and had six RBI. The rookie began the series going 4-for-5 with four runs scored and a solo home run. He followed up by driving in five runs on a 2-for-5 outing in game two, before closing the series with a 1-for-3 effort with a run scored and a stolen base.