Post Draft: MM's Top 25- #8 RHP Michael Fulmer

Now that the draft is over, Mack’s Mets will be reviewing the performances of our organizational Top 25 prospects and re-ranking them based on their individual performances, perceived place on the depth chart, and recent draft signings.

Look to the top of our page to find the current rankings that we have done already

Mack’s Mets #8 organizational prospect is……

#8 RHP Michael Fulmer (LR: #5)
Bats: R Throws: R
Height: 6′ 3″ Weight: 200 lb
Acquired: 2011 Rule 5 Draft, 1st round supplemental, Deer Creek High School (Oklahoma)

2013: (A+) 0-2, 4.34 ERA, 3.9 BB/9, 6.8 K/9, 1.339 WHIP
2012: (A) 7-6, 2.74 ERA, 3.2 BB/9, 8.4 K/9, 1.200 WHIP
2011: (R) 0-1, 10.12 ERA, 6.8 BB/9, 16.9 K/9, 2.438 WHIP


I was really excited to see Fulmer pitch this season and was someone that I thought could breeze through the Florida State League and be in Binghamton by now. Unfortunately I was dissappointed when it was announced that Fulmer needed surgery to repair a torn meniscus but he is finally back now and has gotten back on the horse. His stats in the FSL are not ideal but he's probably still shaking the rust off  so we'll give him some time before we jump our expectations back up. I do expect that he will repeat the FSL next season no matter what he does this year because of the lost development time, plus the fact that he is still only 20 years old.

Just as a refresher for those of you who have forgotten who Michael Fulmer is, he possesses a mid 90's fastball that has touched 97 at times and a very hard, sharp mid 80's slider that has the potential to be a plus plus major league offering. He also has a change-up but the pitch is currently far behind the development of his other two pitches and is only projected to be a back-pocket show me pitch at this time. Still the fastball-slider combo was good enough to dominate the South Atlantic League against batters 2-3 years his senior. He may have hit a bump in the road but his future is still very bright.