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Fulmer reflects on Yo trade, former organization
- Updated: August 5, 2016
DETROIT — There is still plenty of unwritten history that, in the coming months and years, will determine which team made the better trade last July.
The Mets received Yoenis Cespedes and, as manager Terry Collins said, “got to the World Series — that’s the idea.” But the Tigers received an impressive return haul fronted by Michael Fulmer, already one of the best pitchers in the Majors.
“Obviously, Yoenis did pretty good for them,” Fulmer said on Friday afternoon, before the Mets opened a series in Detroit for the first time in five years. “They made it to the World Series. When they made the playoffs, I rooted for them. I really did. Seeing my former teammates on TV in the World Series, I bet it was an awesome moment for them. I texted each and every one of them that I knew and said, ‘Congratulations on making it this far. Let me know how it is. Hopefully I can do the same thing as y’all.'”
Though the Mets will not oppose Fulmer this series, it would be difficult for them not to know all about him. The 44th selection in the 2011 Draft — which also saw the Mets …
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