Pirates Reportedly Sign Former First-Round Pick To Minor League Deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates are giving a former top prospect yet another opportunity to make their big league roster.
Pittsburgh signed Carson Fulmer to a minor league deal, per Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pirates invited the pitcher to spring training, and he already has a locker in their LECOM Park clubhouse.
Alex Stumpf noted that this will mark Fulmer’s fourth separate stint with the Pirates organization. However, he has yet to appear in an MLB game for them.
Fulmer began his professional career with considerable buzz when the Chicago White Sox made him the No. 8 pick of the 2015 draft. The right-hander never found his footing, posting a 6.56 ERA in 44 games scattered over four seasons in Chicago.
Fulmer has since pitched for four different MLB clubs, spending the last three years with the Los Angeles Angels. He’s yet to harness the strike zone, issuing 137 walks and hitting 23 batters over 256 2/3 career innings.
The Pirates claimed Fulmer off waivers twice in 2020, but he only worked 10 1/3 innings for the Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers during the pandemic-shortened season. Pittsburgh signed the former Vanderbilt standout after the 2024 season and released him last June after Fulmer registered a 4.64 ERA at Triple-A Indianapolis.
Fulmer finished the year with a 5.83 ERA for the Angels, so the 32-year-old would likely need an extremely impressive spring to make Pittsburgh’s Opening Day roster.
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New York Giants have one of most 'stressed' fanbases in the NFL
The New York Giants have won just 13 games over the past three seasons, the second-lowest total in the NFL over that span behind only the Tennessee Titans (12).
They have lost 10 or more games in 10 of the last 12 seasons, a losing streak unprecedented in the franchise's 101 years of existence. That has placed a ton of stress on their already deflated fanbase.
So how stressed are Giant fans these days? The folks at Vegas Insider ranked them third in their list of the Most Stressed NFL Fan Bases of the 2025 season, behind only Dallas and Indianapolis.
Some highlights:
The Giants cleaned house this offseason and finally hired an experienced head coach with a track record of winning in John Harbaugh, expanded their coaching and training staffs, and have a new reporting dynamic that will put checks and balances on general manager Joe Schoen.
They will also undergo a shift in the roster, focusing on building on their young stars such as quarterback Jaxson Dart, linebacker Abdul Carter, running back Cam Skattebo, and wide receiver Malik Nabers.
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