The Pirates are in agreement with right-hander Carson Fulmer on a minor league deal, reports Robert Murray of FanSided (X link). The Icon Sports Management client will be in MLB camp as a non-roster invitee.
Pittsburgh’s interest in the 31-year-old Fulmer as a depth option goes back a few years. They claimed the former eighth overall pick off waivers twice during the 2020 season. Pittsburgh never used in an MLB game and designated him for assignment early in the following year. While Fulmer hasn’t donned a Bucs uniform in the majors, he has appeared for five teams over a career spanning parts of eight seasons. A good portion of that work came with the White Sox early in his career.
After bouncing around in journeyman fashion, Fulmer found something of a home with the Angels. He inked a minor league deal with the Halos in 2023 and nabbed a spot on the big league roster late in the season. While they waived him at season’s end, they brought him back on another minor league deal and called him up within two weeks of the ’24 campaign.
Fulmer stuck on the roster for the rest of the season. He started eight of 37 appearances and logged a career-high 86 2/3 innings. The Vanderbilt product turned in a 4.15 ERA with a 21.4% strikeout rate that’s a little below average. He issued walks at a slight elevated 10.6% rate. The Halos ran him through waivers at the end of the year, sending him back to minor league free agency. He’ll battle for a spot in Derek Shelton’s bullpen during Spring Training.
On his birthday. Good for him
It _is_ the Pirates. Are you sure it’s something to celebrate?
Playing baseball in a mlb team system vs posting nonsense as a fan in mlb TradeRumors forum. I’m going to say everyone but you would rather be Fulmer
I’m a Pirates fan you goofs. He did not sign with an MLB team.
Where did you play ball, IsIt2025?
MLB the Show 2024 mostly and it was just as close to the big leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Ohhhh IsIt2025… so you’re a child, makes sense that you just don’t know any better.
I’m 42 and I’ve watched more losing baseball than fans of any other team in MLB, thank you very much. He joined a MiLB team.
Pick another team to root for 2025, you’ve been DFA’ed.
Obvious troll is obvious. Later IsIt2025!
Isit2025already. That’s a feat being 42 years old, and still not understanding depth signings. If you’re trying to be funny you clearly weren’t.
Why would I do that after all these years of watching pathetic baseball?
The comment section here is more sensitive lad than Fangraphs even. I thought that was impossible.
You’ve already proven you don’t understand anything 2025! I rest my case.
I don’t give a rats ass about your case, MLBTR commentor South Park fan.
Lmao
Of course he is going to celebrate. Another chance to achieve his dream. Besides 80% of players are just like Nutting. They don’t care if they win as long as they are getting paid.
If we could make a living playing baseball pretty sure most of us here would do it. Doing it with a shot at making a big league club even if it is the pirates or what ever team you feel like crapping on at the moment is a blessing.
Yeah probably taking your comment to seriously, but really it could be worse, could be the Reds :-p
A+
Well, given this trajectory and knowing how his peers “progress”, I guess this means he’ll be playing in Asia in ‘26
Pittsburgh. Gateway to the Orient
Minor league teams are gonna be loaded
Another big move
filling up with ‘cheap’ options to throw at the wall is rarely a bad thing. if it works, win win. If it doesn’t work well fine for the team and the player got some work in, so its not a loss really.
Someone needs to slow down Cherington, he is spending way too much of Nutting’s money
Fulmer isn’t a bad minor league signing. he showed flashes of turning the corner.
Okay this is getting kinda confusing!
Within a span of 4 hours there is an article about Carson Kelly, an article about Michael Fulmer, and now an article about Carson Fulmer..
What the Fro-Yo!!
Great story. Hope he keeps it going.
Nutting is going to spend his tax haul 5 bucks at a time. Well done.
i am so gonna waste skenes
He won’t be an underserving HOFer like the Pirate that is going in soon
Serious question. At what point does MLB step in? How much power do they have? Can they at least make Nutting spend the profit sharing money on the players? Any chance of a salary floor?
We are already at a point where single players make more than entire teams. Ohtani (even though most is differed) made more money last year than A’s total payroll. We are a few years away from someone signing a billion dollar contract.
I’m not a Dodgers/Yankees/Mets hater. I wish Pirates had an owner that liked to spend money. But it’s getting to be not so competitive of a sport. The only competition is during the offseason and trade deadline.
And how much does Nutting actually pocket? I’ve read anywhere from 35 Million to 350 Million a year.
ALL of it.
After looking at what their owner did to the A’s, isn’t it apparent that the Billionaire Boys Club has carts Blanche? That is, they have an incredible group of revenue streams for each franchise and really, the wins and losses are ancillary.
Look, the interview with Cuban 3 or 4 years ago was the end all for the discussion. In it, he said that Nutting would be insane to sell, that the profits were far too great.
Mark Cuban
What more needs to be said, really?
THIS WAS A MINOR LEAGUE SIGNING.. This is where you choose to start a state of competitive balance / small market spending debate?
You get a Carson, and YOU get a Carson! EVERYBODY GETS A CARSON!
The very well traveled Carson Fulmer. Nothing but a disappointment for every team that gives him a shot. Not to sound so negative, but good lort. This dude has gotten more chances than any other player I’ve ever known.
He was okay for the Angels. Nothing to write home about, but respectable.
Carson Fulmer: the holiday fruitcake that gets re-gifted from one unsuspecting recipient to the next