TODAY : Fulmer cleared waivers and was outrighted off Bostons 40-man roster, but writes that Fulmer has chosen to become a free agent rather than accept the outright a signment. APRIL 18 : The Red Sox announced that they have designated right-hander for a signment. That opens a roster spot for righty , who has been recalled to the big league club. The Sox also reinstated third baseman from the paternity list and Zack Wheeler Jersey optioned infielder/outfielder . Fulmer, 32, was just selected to Bostons roster a few days ago. On Monday, starter was obliterated by the Rays, allowing 11 earned in in 2 1/3 innings. Fulmer came in and to sed 2 2/3, allowing three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two. He hasnt pitched since then but the Sox needed to make room for Dobbins, who is making a spot start tonight, which has bumped Fulmer off the roster. It may end up being a pretty unceremonious end to a fairly long pairing between the Sox and Fulmer. He underwent UCL revision surgery late in October of 2023 and was going to mi s the entire 2024 season. He then signed a two-year minor league deal with the Red Sox, to cover his recovery and potential return in 2025. The Red Sox stretched him out as a starter this year, an interesting choice as he had been working in relief prior to signing with them. He had a 0.79 ERA in the spring and then a 3.09 ERA in three minor league outings before coming to the big leagues for his aforementioned mop-up outing on Monday. Its a pretty small sample and tough to draw many conclusions from it. Now that hes been sent into DFA limbo, the Sox will have a week to either trade him or pa s him through waivers. The waiver proce s takes 48 hours so any trade talks would have to come together in the next five days. Prior to his lengthy layoff, Fulmer had some interesting career highlights. He won American League Rookie of the Year in 2016, to sing 159 innings for the Tigers with a 3.06 ERA. His results dipped a bit in the following years and then he mi sed 2019 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He returned and found some succe s in a move to the bullpen, with a 2.97 ERA in 2021. But that ERA jumped to 3.39 in 2022 and 4.42 the year after, before he required another trip to the surgeons table. Perhaps Fulmer will find some interest based on that track record. If he clears waivers, he has more than enough service time to reject an outright a signment and elect free agency. Photo courtesy of Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images Nick Nelson Jersey