Last Sunday, Carson Fulmer played in the MLB Futures Game as one of the league's top prospects. On Friday, the White Sox decided his future was now.
Chicago promoted the former Vanderbilt ace up from AA Birmingham, making him the first player from the 2015 MLB Draft to make his mark in the majors. Fulmer skipped AAA ball entirely in order to give the White Sox some extra bullpen support for their weekend series with the Angels.
Fulmer's 2016 stats at AA aren't very impressive on the surface. He's just 4-9 with a 4.76 ERA and a too-high 1.