Fulmer, who has been the Tigers' most consistent starter this season, is among the midseason frontrunners for the American League Rookie of the Year.
Fulmer led the majors with an 0.61 ERA in June and was second with a .140 batting average against. His 2.17 ERA would lead AL starters, but he's a few innings short of qualifying. Fulmer's bWAR is a stunning 3.2 (best on the team), which ties him with studs like Jake Arrieta, Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto and puts him behind just Clayton Kershaw, Danny Salazar, Chris Sale, Julio Teheran and Jose Fernandez. The last Tigers pitcher to burst onto the scene like this is none other than Justin Verlander, who also finished seventh in Cy Young voting that year. Fulmer's style is similar to Verlander's; hopefully his season will be, too.