The Angels are calling up right-hander Carson Fulmer, as noted by Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. He’ll take the active roster spot of lefty Tyler Anderson, who was placed on the injured list yesterday with left knee soreness. A 40-man roster spot was cleared for Fulmer by placing outfielder Mike Trout on the 60-day IL, with manager Phil Nevin confirming to reporters (including Bollinger) that the veteran star’s season is over. The club also announced that infielder Mike Moustakas has been reinstated from the 10-day IL, with first baseman C.J. Cron going on the injured list to clear space on the active roster.
Fulmer was selected eighth overall in the 2015 draft by the White Sox and made his major league debut back in 2016, though he was never able to full establish himself in the majors. He posted a 6.56 ERA across 94 2/3 innings of work between 2016 and 2019 with Chicago before making brief cameos in Detroit, Baltimore, and Cincinnati over the 2020 and 2021 seasons. In those two seasons, Fulmer combined for a 6.00 ERA and 4.59 FIP in 36 innings of work.
Fulmer didn’t pitch in the majors in 2022, instead spending the season with the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. He posted a 2.86 ERA in 56 2/3 innings at that level last year, strong enough numbers that the Angels opted to offer him a minor league deal back in May. Things didn’t go as smoothly for Fulmer this year, however, as he posted a 5.27 ERA in 41 innings of work with the Angels’ Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City. Nonetheless, Fulmer will get his first taste of big league action since 2021 with the Angels as they look toward what remains of their depth to help cover innings for the season’s final stretch.
The addition of Fulmer to the roster officially brings the season to an end for Trout, who appeared in just one game after landing on the injured list with a left hamate fracture in early July. It was a relative down season for Trout when he was on the field, as the superstar slashed .263/.367/.490 in 362 trips to the plate with the Angels this year. Of course, those numbers still clock in at 34% better than league average by measure of wRC+ and really only constitute a down season by Trout’s incredibly lofty standards. Trout will look toward a return to the field in 2024, where better health hopefully awaits him after averaging just 79 games a season since the start of the 2021 campaign.
Also done for the year is Cron, who slashed a decent .260/.304/.476 in 224 trips to the plate with Colorado this year but saw his performance take a nosedive following a trade to Anaheim. In 15 games with the Angels, Cron posted a brutal .200/.259/.260 slash line that was good for a wRC+ of just 42. A pending free agent this offseason, Cron will face stiff competition from players like Rhys Hoskins, Garrett Cooper and Brandon Belt who are also primarily limited to first base defensively. Cron’s placement on the IL makes way for the return of Moustakas, who similarly posted solid numbers in Colorado before suffering a downturn in performance upon heading to Anaheim. Overall, Moustakas has slashed .252/.300/.404 in 370 trips to the plate this season.
Yankeesfan23
Neat!
gbs42
I hope “Neat!” isn’t the new “Wow!”
filihok
Hey
Did you guys know that the Angels organization, though some bad choices and bad luck, weren’t particularly successful during the Trout and Ohtani years?
I hardly ever see anyone mention this, and thought I should bring it up.
Oh well. Nothing more to really say about that. So, moving on.
Halo11Fan
It’s not the Trout and Ohtani years it’s the Trout or Ohtani years.
The Angels were not successful in the Trout, or Fregosi or Ryan years either.
When you use the word ‘and’ it assumes they played at the same time.
filihok
H11F
Well, they played at the same time, so…
No, they did not peak at the same time.
Halo11Fan
They never played a full season together. Not one.
Ohtani missed the first three years, Trout the last three years.
filihok
H11F
Ok
They still played together and their careers overlapped for multiple seasons.
So, I stand by my wording.
Halo11Fan
That totally obliterates the point.
filihok
H11F
It’s literally the point
If you want to make a DIFFERENT point, you can.
Halo11Fan
The point I’m making is they have never played a full season together.
It’s not like they were Ruth and Gehrig, Mays and McCovey, Maris and Mantle.
They were literally, Trout, then Ohtani. So what’s the point in linking them arm and arm other than showing people have no clue.
filihok
H11F
They were not literally Trout and then Ohtani
They played together for multiple seasons
You are correct that they did not play a full season together
Their careers as Angels definitely overlapped
You are making, and have made, a DIFFERENT point
Have a good afternoon.
Halo11Fan
Considering Ohtani wasn’t Ohtani the first three years and Trout hasn’t been Trout for three years, the point is absurd.
They have played six years together and only one of those years have they received MVP votes the same year.
People don’t mention that or know that.
filihok
H11F
Ohtani has never ever been anyone but Ohtani
Trout and Ohtani have played together every season since 2018.
It is 100% accurate to say that they have
It is also accurate, I’ll assume you are correct, to say they never received MVP votes in the same year.
It’s also accurate to say that they did not play together during their peaks
You’ve made your point
I’ve made mine.
If you have anything new to add, I’ll listen
If you just want to argue, I’ve got an itchy trigger finger on the mute button
Proceed as you will
i like al conin
Good lord, you both actually took time from the limited amount you have on this planet to go back and forth about this. Wow.
filihok
ilac
And you took the time to read and comment
Isn’t it great that people can do that they want with their time?
i like al conin
Yeah get that last word in. Keep going, you’ll win this argument.
filihok
Ilac
Muted
Rick Wilkins
This is some next level trolling right here. Geez guys, you both look incredibly silly at this point. Go set some sunshine.
filihok
RDM
Muted
User 2079935927
Someone had to step in and stop the stupid exchange between the 2 of you.
User 2079935927
They don’t have to play a full season together. What kid of logic is that. What they both have to play 162 games?
Halo11Fan
People link the two together like they have. And I doubt the clown who posted that even knew it.
filihok
Winslow
You’re literally arguing the same thing that I was
Muted
Melchez17
Maris and Mantle only played 1 full year together… so they should probably not be a good example.
’61
Maris missed a bunch of time in ’60… Mantle pretty much every year afterward.
Get a clue.
Melchez17
So, only players that get MVP votes the same year on the same team have played together?
DODGER JR
Trout bulked up like a linebacker that’s why he is hurt all the time.
halogirl
Filihok and Halo11 are literally they same person!
That person is simply trying to stir up reacts . MLBTR should look up the IPs I would bet $$) they are from the same.
Sad sad person
halogirl
I noticed a few weeks ago a very similar reply from each
I was entertained by it at first, but in the last few weeks it’s become very disturbing.
No one else on here mutes anyone except Halofan11 and Filihok
prov356
I especially enjoy when people announce they’ve muted someone.
halogirl
He is the only one muting anyone. I am being sincere when saying what’s gone on today by him is alarming.
filihok
pr9v
I’m an optimist
Perhaps if people see their behavior is being poorly received by people, they will stop.
longines64
Ohtani had a better WBC than Trout. In fact the WBC was basically Trout’s season.
Neither completed the regular season. Wonder if that means anything?
SashaBanksFan
Reminds me of Michael Scott saying “boom roasted” to each person in TheOffice.
pirateking24
Time for Trout to retire.
cpdpoet
…time to bring back the downvote….
filihok
Have my upvote, cpd
User 2079935927
Yeah okay ( Idiot)
30 Parks
Trout is soft. He’ll have to toughen-up when he’s in Philly next year.
Hemlock
Of course Trout is soft. Haven’t you ever fished before? It flops around like the American flag in the wind. That helps it swim through the water and escape predators.
filihok
30P
Red flag 1: calling someone “soft”
Red flag 2: calling a professional athlete “soft”
Hemlock
Careful, I got muted me for my joke. You might get muted, too!
And a big boo-hoo if that happens!
briar-patch thatcher
“Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s Nine-teen Eighty-four”
30 Parks
You’re full of tips, Fili.
ARC 2
Angels need to go through a complete rebuild instead of staying mediocre every year. If they put Trout on the trading block they could bring in a boat load of prospects and rebuild very fast. Why waste having Trout on your team if you have no chance of making the playoffs? Even though Trout gets injured there still would be many teams offering a lot for him.
Hemlock
Mike Trout has a complete no trade clause.
mets4ever
Yes he does, but he has already said he wants to talk with the team about their future direction. He could very well ask for a trade. I doubt he likes what he sees right now. So a trade is plausible. Since he has a full no trade he can control where he goes.
User 2079935927
He has a take every year. He’s NIT going to ask for a trade. It’s wishful thinking of Philly fans.
Badfinger
Why would any team give a boat load of prospects for Trout? He misses a third of the season every year and he’s heading into his decline years. Pass.
filihok
Because when he plays, he’s excellent
How much a team gives up for him will depend on
1) how they estimate his performance going forward
2) how much of the contract the Angels are going to pay
User 2079935927
Every year?
DonnieMoore
He fills seats (when he plays).
Slider_withcheese
limited value at best.
7ys at 37 million left on a deal for an oft injured, 32 yr old isn’t going to bring back what you want
stymeedone
@Arc2
There would be few teams willing to take on that salary. Also, as Trout has that no trade clause, he can choose what team he goes to. Just like Verlander and the Tigers, the team he chooses is in the drivers seat. The Angels will have very limited choice in what they get back. If they don’t take the offer, they end up with a PR disaster and a disgruntled Mike Trout. Due to his recent injury history, the Angels will have to really pay down that contract to get anything of substance back. The Tigers had to pay down Verlander’s contract, and that was coming off runner up in the Cy Young voting, not spending half the year on the IL.
Boxscore
How are the Angel’s going to get “boatloads of prospects for Trout” when he’s 33yo making 36mm a season for what another half decade and has been injured most seasons since like 2019. Angels will be lucky to find a club to offload that albatross contract on lol
filihok
Bs
You know, teams don’t have to take on that contract to acquire Trout.
The Angels can agree to pay all, some, or none of it
I think teams would be willing to give up a few players for a free Mike Trout.
“lol”
Did you find something funny? Want to share?
Boxscore
Yeah the Angel’s are real familiar with eating contracts. What’s so funny? The Angel’s lol
filihok
Bs
Wut?
You don’t seem like the kind of person.who is ever going to post anything interesting
Muted
CarryABigStick
At this rate, Fulmer will break Edwin Jackson’s record for # of teams played for.
GarryHarris
…. With 7 games remaining…
thefallensoldier
The Angels wasted the prime of two generational talents at the same time. Impressive feat of mediocrity.
Halo11Fan
They never played a full season together. And Trout wasted his prime by getting hurt in two playoff runs and having one horrible playoff series,
You can spot ignorant non Angel fans from a mile away.
i like al conin
Let’s keep this civil, no need for name calling. And I think he’s talking about the team built around Trout and Ohtani, which is a valid point.
Halo11Fan
Ignorant is not name calling.
I have to constantly read such drivel. That’s more of an insult than calling that drivel ignorant.
It would have been fun to see Trout and the Unicorn play together. Except in small doses, we didn’t get to see it
Not only didn’t we get to see it, we also have to read posts that says we did see it.
i like al conin
I respect you as a fellow Angels fan but you’re the crank on this web site. And yes, calling someone “an ignorant non-Angels fan” is name calling. I know you’re better than that.
User 2079935927
I like alconin- Did you know Al Conin did Padres games after he left the Angels. Just like Enberg although many years apart.
M.C.Homer
Does Philly have any more prospects laying around to make us Angel fans O’Happy?
I hear ya Hemlock.
But I think He’d wave those rights for Philadelphia.
I really don’t want to see Mike go but I think the situation in both places in regards to him personally and professionally makes it a logical scenario.
Hemlock
Mike’s from New Joisey, so maybe Philly is something he’d consider. The player you get will be what you’ve seen lately, with brief glimpses of the past, and some worse years that you haven’t seen yet. I don’t know how excited I would be for my team to acquire him. Aren’t there better ways to spend $37MM a year? A starting pitcher or some bullpen help?
filihok
Hem
He wouldn’t cost $37 million a year
The Angels would almost certainly pay that down.
Halo11Fan
Then why trade him?
filihok
H11F
To reallocate the money
To bring in talent that better fits the competitive window
Halo11Fan
If they trade him, they are giving and won’t need the money. they won’t need the money.
What’s the point of bringing in talent? Just let the young guys play a couple years, rebuild the farm through foreign investment, and see where you are in two or three years.
Trout in an Angel uniform could be their only selling point.
filihok
H11F
To reallocate the money, as I said
They will have to decide if spending that money on Trout is the bezt use of it, or if spending it on prospects is the best use of it, or if freeing it up to spend on other major league players is the best use of it, it investing it into the team in some other way is the best use of it
User 2079935927
Trout is not going to ask for a trade so it’s a mute point.
stymeedone
That Philly minor league is not the strongest when considering what the return would be.
Halo11Fan
The Angels need to give up on winning, hire a new team President who can start to rebuilding this organization., and fire everyone.
Hemlock
I love the smell of nuclear winter in the morning.
M.C.Homer
And move to Long Beach
Halo11Fan
MC. Fine by me.
sawyers86
I am sure there is some crazy analytic that shows him as this years MVP!
Halo11Fan
I’m sure there are not.
M.C.Homer
Looking back now, this generation of hope with the Angels started with a fingerling named Salmon in 1992 and ended with a Trout in 2014.
Yes, there were more challenges than success in between. But rising above the paranormal for one season was indeed a victory to be cherished for generations.
The farm withered from drought in the 2010s.
Adding Ohtani was just a big tease.
Then finally, the coffin on this generation was nailed shut when Scioscia left in 2018..
Amen
THEY LIVE!!!
If I’m Arte Moreno, I’m going to build a new baseball stadium in either Long Beach or San Jose… Rebrand the team entirely.
. Let the Giants sue me, scumbags that they are.
MLB impresses me not in letting the A’s move to Vegas and letting the Rays build another fake domed ballpark in St. Pete.
User 2079935927
They Live- who’s your dealer? Better yet just lay off the drugs
DevoPettis
At this point why is Moustakas even playing.or Escobar. Why not call up Cabbage or Adams. Just let the triple a guys play.
stymeedone
Without MLB approval, what a waste of money that would be!
Yanks2
Does this basically mean Trout to steroids for most of his career then? The amazing 10 seasons without ever being before average like Pujols, and then the sudden drop in production out of no where ?
Yanks2
Typos (to = took; and before = below)
User 2079935927
Sudden drop off for no reason? Did you know Trout had 40 HR’s in 119 games last year?
filihok
Yanks
No
You’re welcome
And thank you for the opportunity to help you clear up a misconception. I enjoy doing that
Note: Trout and/or Pujols may have used. I can’t possibly know that. I can definitely know that looking at baseball statistics cannot prove it.
Yanks2
Trout’s neck was also the size of a volley ball which suggests steroids use
aragon
By that logic every Yanks hitter is a steroids user.
Yanks2
Which Yankee has a balloon-sized neck like Trout?
aragon
Go look with open eyes.
aragon
BTW, I have been taking Anabolic Steroids for medical reasons. My head has been enlarged but not my neck. large neck does not necessarily mean steroids use. Trout is more. heavy than buff.
Yanks2
Trevor Bauer and the son of Scott Brosius said a few years ago Trout found a loophole that allowed him to take HGH for a thyroid condition and that the league turned the other way
filihok
Yanks
Oh
User 2079935927
That rumor was shot down by MLB. Nice try.
gbs42
Steroids accusations with the testing these days is foolish.
filihok
gbs
What are you going to believe
Rigorous testing or someone talking about the size of someone’s neck
Yanks2
“Rigorous testing” seems like a stretch. You’re going to tell me they didn’t know the Astros were cheating and didn’t try sweeping it under the carpet? I assume they know half the league is probably on roids and only catch and publicize a handful to make it seem like they care.
Hell, I’m a Yankee fan and I can positively say Judge is on roids. But they need to make money so they have these star players that everyone looks up to keep money flowing into the pockets of the owners
Halo11Fan
I had a 17 inch neck when I was 170 pounds. I wasn’t taking PEDs.
As you said, I think, people are different.
soxygen
The Sox drafted Carson Fulmer instead of Ian Happ. Turns out to have been the wrong decision.
filihok
Yanks
“I can positively say Judge is on roids”
No. You can’t. You’ve lost touch with reality
Yanks2
Look at his Arma during press conferences. We may very well just call them Aaron Bell and Josh Judge. Both are definitely on roids
Yanks2
Arms