If there was anything good that came from trading away Yoenis Cespedes at the deadline in 2015, it was Michael Fulmer. The Detroit Tigers coaches and scouts are closing watching this 22-year-old right-handed pitcher from Oklahoma.
He was originally drafted by the New York Mets in 2011 shortly after he graduated from high school. He was the 11th pick in the first round. In his first season in the minor league, he only pitched in five innings, but he was just coming off of a senior season of prep baseball. In his second full season, he pitched in Single-A for the Savannah Sand Gnats where he earned a 2.