I don’t think I’d be overly interested in Fulton if I’m in charge of the Rays. None of his numbers suggest he’s anything more than a backend starter or more likely a MIRP. This is his second go around in AA (after 21 IP in 2022), so you’d expect him to hit the ground running. Instead, he has a 5.18 ERA, a 4.61 FIP, a 4.32 xFIP, a 1.55 WHIP, and he’s walking 12.8% of batters. His numbers have been better in prior years, but not by a significant margin. I think his value is too high if I’m being honest, because I’d much prefer the Rays’ Wilcox (who skipped A+ entirely) to Fulton, but only has a little more value than Fulton.
I think Felton’s number is low right now and this is closer to even then the difference of 5 as shown
I don’t think I’d be overly interested in Fulton if I’m in charge of the Rays. None of his numbers suggest he’s anything more than a backend starter or more likely a MIRP. This is his second go around in AA (after 21 IP in 2022), so you’d expect him to hit the ground running. Instead, he has a 5.18 ERA, a 4.61 FIP, a 4.32 xFIP, a 1.55 WHIP, and he’s walking 12.8% of batters. His numbers have been better in prior years, but not by a significant margin. I think his value is too high if I’m being honest, because I’d much prefer the Rays’ Wilcox (who skipped A+ entirely) to Fulton, but only has a little more value than Fulton.