Michael Fulmer
31-Year-Old
Boston Red Sox AAA
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2023 Stats
W-L
3-5
ERA
4.42
WHIP
1.33
K
65
SV
2
2024 Projections
RANKS
Agrees to deal with Boston
Fulmer (elbow) signed a two-year, minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Feb. 2.
ANALYSIS
Fulmer is expected to miss 2024 following UCL revision surgery, so he'll rehab with the Red Sox this year before joining their bullpen in 2025, assuming all goes well. The veteran right-hander held a 4.42 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 65:28 K:BB across 57 innings in 2023 with the Cubs before getting injured.
Fulmer is expected to miss 2024 following UCL revision surgery, so he'll rehab with the Red Sox this year before joining their bullpen in 2025, assuming all goes well. The veteran right-hander held a 4.42 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 65:28 K:BB across 57 innings in 2023 with the Cubs before getting injured.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Michael Fulmer generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Michael Fulmer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-25%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .261 | 89 | 26 | 77 | 10 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .237 | 110 | 50 | 99 | 8 | |||
2023vs Left | .278 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .208 | 38 | 19 | 26 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .337 | 23 | 10 | 32 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .188 | 38 | 18 | 27 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .190 | 39 | 7 | 23 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .309 | 34 | 13 | 46 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-38%
ERA at Home
2023
-18%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.75 | 1.13 | 98.1 | 10.8 | 3.1 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.40 | 1.53 | 92.0 | 7.9 | 4.1 | ||||
2023Home | 3.99 | 1.30 | 29.1 | 12.0 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Away | 4.88 | 1.37 | 27.2 | 8.5 | 4.6 | ||||
2022Home | 1.93 | 0.95 | 32.2 | 9.4 | 3.0 | ||||
2022Away | 4.94 | 1.81 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 4.9 | ||||
2021Home | 2.48 | 1.16 | 36.1 | 11.1 | 2.2 | ||||
2021Away | 3.51 | 1.41 | 33.1 | 7.6 | 3.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Fulmer compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.32K/9
10.3BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.5 mphERA
4.42WHIP
1.33BABIP
.300GB/FB
1.08Left On Base
71.0%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2489 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.6%Swinging Strike
14.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After a forgettable 10 starts with Detroit in 2020, Fulmer opened last season as a reliever. He quickly returned to the Tigers' rotation in mid-April to replace an injured starter, but only four of his career-high 52 appearances ended up being starts. Fulmer proved to be much better in relief anyway, logging a 2.53 ERA versus 4.97 otherwise. From the bullpen, he regained his mid-90s velocity and was Detroit's highest-leveraged reliever with a 1.72 gmLI. His 24.6% strikeout rate was merely around league average, but it was a career high for Fulmer. He finished second on the team with 14 saves behind Gregory Soto. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch already named Soto the closer heading into 2022, so Fulmer appears ticketed for the seventh and eighth innings. He will be arbitration eligible for the final time before becoming a free agent in 2023, so he could become a trade candidate as the year progresses.
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Undergoes UCL revision surgery
Fulmer underwent UCL revision surgery Thursday on his right elbow and is expected to miss the 2024 season, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
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Sent to 60-day IL
The Cubs transferred Fulmer (forearm) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Back on injured list
Fulmer was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm strain.
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Notches save in return
Fulmer earned a save against the Rockies on Monday, issuing one walk and striking out two batters over two-thirds of an inning.
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Activated from injured list
Fulmer (forearm) was activated from the injured list Monday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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