Aaron Fultz

Aaron Fultz
Aaron Fultz
Free Agent – No. --
	Relief pitcher
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
	April 5, 2000, for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics ; (through 2007)
Win-Loss	25-15
Earned run average	4.26
Strikeouts	394
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2000–2002); Texas Rangers (2003); Minnesota Twins (2004); Philadelphia Phillies (2005–2006); Cleveland Indians (2007);

Richard Aaron Fultz (born September 4, 1973 in Template:City-state) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent.

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 6th round of the 1992 amateur draft, Fultz spent the first three seasons of his Major League career with them (2000–2002), compiling a 10-5 record in 167 games played (181.2 innings pitched). From there, he began his career as a journeyman pitcher, trying to find his niche out of someone's bullpen. For the Texas Rangers (2003), he had little success, with only a 1-3 record and an earned run average just above 5.00. His next stop was the Minnesota Twins, for whom he had a .500 record (3-3), but an ERA still above 5.00. In the 2005 season, he settled into his role as the left-handed specialist in the bullpen of the Philadelphia Phillies and promptly proceeded to toss career numbers, posting a 4-0 record and an ERA of 2.24. Fultz was then re-signed by Philadelphia to a one-year contract for the 2006 season.

Fultz was signed by the Cleveland Indians to a one-year contract before the 2007 season. The contract also included a club option for 2008. Fultz worked as a left-handed specialist in 2007, appearing in 49 games and going 4-3 with a 2.92 ERA.

Before the 2008 season, Fultz's club option was picked up by the Indians. Yet on March 24, 2008, it was announced that Fultz would not be making the team after a poor spring. He put up an 11.88 ERA in seven games and gave 14 runs on 16 hits in 8 1/3 innings.^[1] The following day, Fultz was designated for assignment and was released on March 28.

On March 29, 2008, Fultz signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers, but asked to be released by the team less then 3 weeks after signing the contract because he wasn't called up to the team.

On May 6, 2008, Fultz signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies but was released in June. He subsequently signed with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League.

Career highlights

2 perfect innings of relief in a 12-inning game vs. the Florida Marlins for his first major league win (April 26, 2000)
1.2 perfect innings vs. the San Diego Padres to earn his first major league save (July 20, 2000)
2 scoreless innings, with a career-high 5 strikeouts, to earn the W vs. the Philadelphia Phillies (September 6, 2000)
2 perfect innings with 4 strikeouts vs. the New York Yankees (April 25, 2003)
2.1 scoreless innings, with a career-high-tying 5 strikeouts, vs. the Atlanta Braves (April 23, 2005)
As of the end of the 2005 season, has handled 95 fielding chances without an error (1.000). As of August 6, 2006, he has 2 registered errors on the field.

References

^ Castrovince, Anthony (2008-03-24). "Indians eat Fultz's option". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
MLB.com player info page

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[1] Castrovince, Anthony (2008-03-24). "Indians eat Fultz's option". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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