Jim Fuller

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2008
A-:  2-0-1, 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 18.0 IP, 2.5 BB/9, 11.0 K/9

Fuller pitched very well in his debut in the New York-Penn League, all in relief except for one start.  He missed the month of July, so he saw only limited action.

2009

A-:  3-6-0, 2.86 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 63.0 IP, 2.1 BB/9, 9.6 K/9

The Mets sent Fuller back to short season ball to work as a starter.  He put up impressive numbers, including a high K rate.  Baseball America rated him the league’s 20th best prospect.

2010
A:  8-3-0, 1.93 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 107.1 IP, 2.4 BB/9, 8.3 K/9
A+:  3-2-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 24.0 IP, 3.4 BB/9, 9.4 K/9

Fuller spent most of the season in the rotation in low A, then finished with five starts in high A.  He continued to get good results, holding hitters to an OPS of .616 with a good K rate.  He had a reverse platoon split.

2011
INJURED

Fuller missed the entire season due to a torn labrum.

2012
A:  3-5-0, 6.15 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 41.0 IP, 3.1 BB/9, 8.6 K/9
A+:  0-0-0, 1.93 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, 4.2 IP, 3.9 BB/9, 9.6 K/9

Fuller returned to action in June, appearing in three games in relief in high A before joining the rotation in low A.

2013
A+:  1-0-0, 0.84 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 32.0 IP, 4.5 BB/9, 8.7 K/9
AA:  3-2-0, 7.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 18.0 IP, 4.5 BB/9, 13.5 K/9

Fuller pitched only sporadically, making just 25 appearances, all in relief.  He may have still been suffering from shoulder problems, as he wasn’t out for a long period at any point.  He just didn’t pitch often.  He struggled with control issues, but continued to miss a lot of bats.  After the season, the Mets left him off the 40-man roster and the AAA roster as well, and the Twins claimed him in the AAA phase of the Rule 5 draft.

2014
AA:  3-1-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 56.0 IP, 4.8 BB/9, 10.9 K/9

The Twins sent Fuller to AA, where he pitched out of the bullpen.  He remained hard to hit, holding batters to a .227 average while striking out nearly 11 per nine innings, but he had significant control problems.  Fuller held left-handed hitters to a .548 OPS and right-handed hitters to .671.  He became a free agent after the season and signed with Oakland.

2015
AA:  1-1-0, 9.28 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 10.2 IP, 3.4 BB/9, 5.1 K/9
AAA:  2-1-1, 2.78 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 32.1 IP, 3.6 BB/9, 9.5 K/9

The A’s sent Fuller to AA to start the season.  He made five relief appearances before moving up to AAA.  He pitched well out of the bullpen there, with a high K rate and still a few too many walks.  He continued to have a moderate platoon split.

2016
AAA:  0-1-0, 5.40 ERA, 2.40 WHIP, 3.1 IP, 10.8 BB/9, 5.4 K/9

Fuller remained in extended spring training until the end of May.  After he was activated, he pitched in three games for Indianapolis, then went on the disabled list and didn’t return.

Fuller will be a free agent after the season.