The Tigers remain hopeful that Fulmer will not need to be shut down at any point this season, Matthew Mowery of the Oakland Press reports. "We'll probably push him back when there's off days, stuff like that," manager Brad Ausmus said. "I'm not looking at some date on the calendar and saying, 'There's no way he gets past that day.'"
Perhaps the frontrunner for AL Rookie of the Year, Fulmer has thrown 119.1 innings between the majors and Triple-A this year after logging 124.2 innings last season. If he stays on schedule, Fulmer will make about 10 more starts this year, but it seems safe to assume the Tigers will find a way to take advantage of an off day or two to limit him to eight or nine starts over the rest of the season. Either way, he has been so excellent that owners will undoubtedly hold onto him until it is clear that he has made his final start of 2016, which shouldn't come until late September.