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Michael Fulmer P
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Scouted by Jeff Moore (May 7, 2014)
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Birth Date	3-15-1993
Height	6' 3"
Weight	224 lbs

Age	32 years, 3 months, 7 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2015
: 1.92016
: 3.42017
: 1.02018
: 1.82019
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YEAR	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2016	DET	26	26	159.0	11	7	136	42	132	16	109	7.7	2.4	0.9	7.5	51%	.268	1.12	3.71	3.06	96	4.30	95.1	1.9
2017	DET	25	25	164.7	10	12	150	40	114	13	109	8.2	2.2	0.7	6.2	51%	.273	1.15	3.66	3.83	95	3.75	79.8	3.4
2018	DET	24	24	132.3	3	12	128	46	110	19	102	8.7	3.1	1.3	7.5	47%	.288	1.31	4.55	4.69	106	4.66	104.1	1.0
Career		75	75	456.0	24	31	414	128	356	48	107	8.2	2.5	0.9	7.0	50%	.276	1.19	3.94	3.81	99	4.21	92.2	6.3

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2011	MTS	Rk	GCL	4	3	5.3	0	1	9	4	10	0	109	15.2	6.8	0.0	16.9	0%	.563	2.44	2.46	10.13	75	6.48	132.3
2012	SAV	A	SAL	21	21	108.3	7	6	92	38	101	6	90	7.6	3.2	0.5	8.4	0%	.284	1.20	3.65	2.74	97	3.98	82.8
2013	SLU	A+	FSL	7	7	34.0	2	2	24	18	29	1	98	6.4	4.8	0.3	7.7	0%	.245	1.24	3.85	3.44	107	3.78	82.1
2013	MTS	Rk	GCL	2	2	12.0	1	1	9	1	13	0	99	6.8	0.8	0.0	9.8	0%	.281	0.83	1.79	3.00	80	1.93	42.0
2014	SLU	A+	FSL	19	19	95.3	6	10	112	31	86	7	104	10.6	2.9	0.7	8.1	0%	.347	1.50	3.76	3.97	99	5.46	115.6
2014	BIN	AA	EAS	1	1	3.3	0	1	6	3	1	1	110	16.2	8.1	2.7	2.7	0%	.357	2.70	9.35	16.20	145	8.71	184.3
2015	SLU	A+	FSL	1	1	7.0	0	0	4	0	9	1	82	5.1	0.0	1.3	11.6	0%	.200	0.57	2.45	3.86	67	2.51	55.1
2015	BIN	AA	EAS	15	15	86.0	6	2	73	23	83	3	97	7.6	2.4	0.3	8.7	0%	.293	1.12	2.63	1.88	82	4.03	88.3
2015	ERI	AA	EAS	6	6	31.7	4	1	27	7	33	4	100	7.7	2.0	1.1	9.4	0%	.288	1.07	3.49	2.84	85	5.18	113.7
2016	DET	MLB	AL	26	26	159.0	11	7	136	42	132	16	109	7.7	2.4	0.9	7.5	51%	.268	1.12	3.71	3.06	96	4.30	95.1
2016	TOL	AAA	INT	3	3	15.3	1	1	16	5	20	3	104	9.4	2.9	1.8	11.7	49%	.325	1.37	4.27	4.11	83	3.91	86.3
2017	DET	MLB	AL	25	25	164.7	10	12	150	40	114	13	109	8.2	2.2	0.7	6.2	51%	.273	1.15	3.66	3.83	95	3.75	79.8
2018	DET	MLB	AL	24	24	132.3	3	12	128	46	110	19	102	8.7	3.1	1.3	7.5	47%	.288	1.31	4.55	4.69	106	4.66	104.1
2018	LAK	A+	FSL	2	2	6.0	0	0	1	0	11	0	93	1.5	0.0	0.0	16.5	38%	.125	0.17	-0.20	0.00	46	1.71	36.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2016	2467	0.4893	0.4820	0.7620	0.6645	0.3071	0.8267	0.6279	0.2380
2017	2441	0.4920	0.4879	0.7851	0.6753	0.3065	0.8693	0.6053	0.2149
2018	2144	0.5000	0.4981	0.7640	0.6530	0.3433	0.8357	0.6277	0.2360
Career	7052	0.4935	0.4889	0.7706	0.6647	0.3179	0.8442	0.6200	0.2294

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-23	2014-09-23	Minors	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Spur	2014-09-23
2014-08-20	2014-09-05	Minors	16	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2013-03-12	2013-06-25	Minors	105	-	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2013-03-12	-

Compensation

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$18,777,100
7 yr	Total	$18,777,100

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 157 d	BBI Sports	2 years (2024-25)

Details

2 years (2024-25). Signed by Boston as a free agent 2/24 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$4M (2023). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/15/23.
1 year/$4.95M (2022). Re-signed by Detroit 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Minnesota in trade from Detroit 8/2/22 with $1,828,571 remaining on contract.
1 year/$3.1M (2021). Re-signed by Detroit 1/12/21 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.8M (2020). Re-signed by Detroit 1/6/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.8M (2019). Lost arbitration case with Detroit 2/15/19 ($3.4M-$2.8M).
1 year/$575,200 (2018). Re-signed by Detroit 3/18.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 3/17.
1 year (2016). Contract selected by Detroit 11/20/15. Re-signed by Detroit 2/25/16.
Acquired by Detroit in trade from NY Mets 7/31/15.
Drafted by NY Mets 2011 (1s-44) (Deer Creek HS, Edmond, Okla.). $937,500 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	10.7	24	24	139.6	107	37	119	12	.249	1.03	2.97	3.22	0.3	0.0
80^o	10.8	23	23	133.5	109	37	113	12	.261	1.10	3.28	3.56	-4.5	-0.5
70^o	10.8	22	22	129.3	110	38	110	12	.269	1.14	3.51	3.8	-7.7	-0.8
60^o	10.9	21	21	125.7	111	38	107	12	.275	1.18	3.70	4.02	-10.4	-1.1
50^o	10.9	21	21	122.3	112	38	104	13	.282	1.22	3.88	4.22	-12.7	-1.4
40^o	10.9	20	20	119.1	112	38	101	13	.288	1.26	4.07	4.42	-14.9	-1.6
30^o	11	20	20	115.6	113	38	98	13	.295	1.31	4.26	4.64	-17.1	-1.9
20^o	11	19	19	111.6	113	39	95	13	.303	1.36	4.50	4.9	-19.6	-2.1
10^o	10.9	18	18	106.2	113	39	90	13	.315	1.43	4.83	5.26	-22.7	-2.5
Weighted Mean	10.9	21	21	122.3	111	38	104	12	.281	1.21	3.87	4.2	-12.4	-1.4

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2020-05-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on the following pitchers in a dynasty league (assuming all are healthy once baseball starts again): Carlos Rodon, Michael Fulmer, Josh Lindblom. Thanks. (TJ from The City)	I prefer Fulmer of the three pitchers here. People scoff at his strikeout percentage, but it's notable that he has a similar swinging-strike rate to Rodon. And he had much better control than Rodon before they both got injured. Lindblom is fascinating. Age is a problem (as he's just about to turn 33), but I think he's someone who can really miss bats with his new splitter. I'm just not sure whether he'll be anything more than a guy with an ERA in the low-to-mid fours. Add in the age factor, and I'll take Fulmer. (J.P. Breen)
2018-01-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I have been posting that I feel by mid-2018 once the tigers have signed their #1pick (say brady singer) that they will have a top 2-3 system. The only other system I don't see being moved down by trades and graduations are the Padres. Who am I missing? (a.j. from dallas)	So we are working on the Tigers list right now, and while the system is much improved I don't think it's a top half system let along a top tier one at the moment. One player just doesn't move it that much. Granted other things can happen (i.e Michael Fulmer trade), but they were starting from a similar point as the White Sox last offseason, and haven't moved nearly as many premium pieces. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2017-11-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see any of these pitchers as likely to be a #1: Michael Baez, Mitch Keller, Forrest Whitley, Mackenzie Gore, Michael Fulmer, Justus Sheffield. Which ones? I’ve got them listed in my draft order . What do you think? (temple from Madison WI)	I'd probably drop Baez behind the first two (and we have people that lurrrrrve Gore internally as well), but I also maybe wouldn't argue he has the best chance to be a #1 there. You could also argue Fulmer is actually the closest to being a 1, and you would of course be right, but his elbow situation is worrisome. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2017-07-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think the Cubs should trade Schwarber for Michael Fulmer if the deal is possible? (BC from Urbandale)	It would be a sell low / buy high situation, for sure, but there are reasons for concern on Schwarber. He's already a bad body type and now he has a devastating knee injury under his belt. He's super talented, but can't really play defense either. Normally trading a bat for an arm feels risky but Fulmer is basically sitting 96 and has a DRA of 3.00. Given organizational needs, I think if I'm the Cubs I do that and I'm pretty thrilled to do it. (Nick Schaefer)
2017-03-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	10 team OBP/QS dynasty. Trade my Benintendi for his Fulmer/Bellinger if I have Betts/Springer/Polanco already? (Ceej from Pittsburgh)	Michael Fulmer, yes. Carson Fulmer, no. (Jeffrey Paternostro)

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Michael Fulmer has thrown 11,940 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2025, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2025, he has relied primarily on his Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph), Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Change (88mph).

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Michael Fulmer P
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Scouted by Mark Anderson (Aug 17, 2015)
Scouted by Jeff Moore (May 7, 2014)
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