Detroit manager Brad Ausmus wondered aloud Friday about Michael Fulmer's case for the All-Star game. Fulmer didn't make it, but his 9-2 record and 2.11 ERA certainly deserve mentioning.
"At that pace, he'd be in the Cy Young discussion if he kept it up for a year," Ausmus said.
For now, Fulmer will have to settle for being a top candidate for American League Rookie of the Year honors. In a season where not everything has gone as planned for the Tigers, he's been perhaps the biggest reason they're still very much in the mix for a postseason spot.