The Pirates announced that they have designated right-hander Carson Fulmer for assignment. The club also reinstated righty Joe Musgrove from the injured list, reinstated outfielder Bryan Reynolds from the paternity list and optioned infielder/outfielder Jose Osuna.
The Pirates are already the third team since July for Fulmer, who has gone from Chicago to Detroit to Pittsburgh in the past month-plus. Fulmer was once a highly regarded prospect, but it hasn’t translated to success in the majors for the 26-year-old, who owns a 6.57 ERA/6.33 FIP across 101 1/3 innings with the White Sox and Tigers. He hasn’t appeared in a big league game with the Pirates, who claimed him from the Tigers on Aug. 24, and could soon leave the organization. Fulmer’s out of options, though, so it’s possible no other team will take a chance on him.
Musgrove, out since Aug. 11 with right triceps inflammation, is scheduled to start for the Pirates against the Cubs on Wednesday. Musgrove started 2020 poorly before his IL placement (6.75 ERA/6.83 FIP in 14 2/3 innings), but he was a capable starter for the Pirates from 2018-19 and could boost his trade value heading into the offseason with a strong finish. Musgrove nearly went from Pittsburgh to Toronto before Monday’s trade deadline, but the two sides couldn’t come together on a deal.
tjettman
Rangers should grab him. They ain’t going nowhere this year.
Rangers29
I expected this comment lol.
tribepride17
Same thing that Pirates fans said a week ago.
Rangers29
I think the White Sox never should’ve changed his wild delivery in the first place. Yes it was wild, but he had success, and that’s how he got drafted so high to begin with. Now he is riding the DFA train out of Pittsburgh with no clear future.
scvanguard1
They tried the same thing with Black Jack McDowell and nearly screwed him up too until he said “screw you. I’m gonna pitch how I wanna pitch”. They told him he’d blow his arm out and he said “it’s his arm.” The rest was history. He finally made the majors, had some incredible years, and blew his arm out. But – he made it and was successful. Unlike this poor guy. Best of luck to him.
Rangers29
Reminds me of Tim Lincecum. May not have had a 20 year career, but dang, his prime was TERRIFIC. If that’s what got him there, don’t take it away from him.
DarkSide830
they must have Chris Young on their staff
tribepride17
Jack McDowells arm was toast by the age of 30. Can’t blame the Sox for seeing issues in his mechanics.
Julio Franco's Birth Certificate
When the Pirates cut you, next stop is the Sugarland Skeeters.
theumpsrbad
As a Pirate fan “I approved this message”!
Judge_Smails45
The Reds
Joe Sweetnich
My guess is that if not claimed he will stay with the Pirates, probably on an “under the table” agreement to see if they can straighten him out before next year.
redsoxfan2
The Red Sox
angt222
The Mets would be better served to have him start for them than Gsellman.
king beas
Gsellman hasn’t been that bad but fulmer has to be better than whoever they started last night that guy stunk
Rangers29
Ariel Jurado? The guy y’all got from the Rangers? Thanks for taking him off our hands. He can eat 3 innings out of the pen, but he’s not a good starter.
Idioms for Idiots
I guess I didn’t have to worry about Fulmer coming back to haunt the Sox for DFA’ing him earlier this year LOL.
Good thing the Sox didn’t give him another chance this season.
mlb1225
Why not DFA Dovydas Neverauskas? The dude literally has the fifth worst ERA in Pirates history among pitchers with at least 70 innings.
YakAttack
Because he’s Lithuanian and I’m Lithuanian.
Appalachian_Outlaw
You NEVER do something like that to a guy named Neverauskas. Never.
Peart of the game
NPB or KBO team is more likely
jtkuch
Why they kept Holland or Neverauskas over him I have no idea
holecamels35
Sad state of affairs for the Pirates pitching staff, they can DFA nearly everyone and the team really won’t be worse off. They need to be picking up and trying out anyone with a pulse and seeing who sticks at this point.
jtkuch
Yeah, and they did exactly that with Fulmer but didn’t even give him an inning. Meanwhile we know for a fact that Holland and Dovydas are worthless.
Danny R.
Mariners will pick him up. They’re in need of bullpen arms and can afford some bumps and bruises
bravesfan
That was quick. Rebuilding teams go grab him. Might do nothing, might recapture some of that old stuff that made him a top prospect
Dorothy_Mantooth
Sounds like a Chaim Bloom special. He’d probably start for the Sox this weekend.
atlas bunts
Once he lost the glasses——
antibelt
Farhan claim train coming through!
cjh815
I think Braves should clam him re unit him with one of best friends ex college team mates Dansby Swanson .. and with Braves going neees bullpen help next year he would make a perfect in Braves uniform.