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Detroit Tigers: Handing Out First Half Awards

By Aaron Huizenga

Jun 16, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; DDetroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler (3) fields a grounder against the Kansas City Royals in the seventh inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; DDetroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler (3) fields a grounder against the Kansas City Royals in the seventh inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 1, 2016; St. Petersburg, FL, USA;Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Fulmer (32) throws a pitch during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Most Valuable Pitcher – Michael Fulmer

This comes as one of the most pleasant surprises of this Tiger season. Fulmer was a first round pick of the New York Mets back in 2011 and made his way to Detroit in the Yoenis Cespedes trade last season.

Its not really that much of a stretch to say that Fulmer has kept the Tigers in contention and saved this season. Without him the Tigers very well could be spinning a different story at this all-star break, much like the one they did last year.

Fulmer enters the break with a 9-2 record with an amazing 2.11 ERA. He has been even better over his last 7 games compiling a .63 ERA and adding 36 K’s in his last 42 innings pitched. You could argue that he has pitched as well as anyone not named Clayton Kershaw.

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