DETROIT – With minutes to spare before the MLB trade deadline Friday, the Detroit Tigers traded outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the New York Mets
Pitching prospects Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa are heading to Detroit in the trade. Fulmer was ranked the No. 7 prospect in the Mets organization by MLBPipeline.com. Cessa was ranked No. 16.
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The trade comes just one day after the Tigers traded pitcher David Price to the Toronto Blue Jays for more pitching prospects.
Cespedes, in his first year with the Tigers after being traded from Boston in December, is hitting .293 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs in 102 games.
The Tigers announced earlier in the week that they would be fielding offers for the two upcoming free agents.
Fulmer, 22, has spent most of the 2015 season with Double A Binghamton, making 15 starts and compiling a 6-2 record with a 1.88 ERA (86.0IP/18ER) and 83 strikeouts. Fulmer has held opponents to a .227 batting average while with Binghamton. Over his minor league career, Fulmer has a 22-23 record with a 3.20 ERA (351.1IP/125ER) and 332 strikeouts in 70 appearances, including 69 starts.
Cessa, 23, has split the 2015 season between Double A Binghamton and Triple A Las Vegas. In 18 starts between Double A and Triple A, Cessa has a 7-7 record with a 3.98 ERA (101.2IP/45ER) and 85 strikeouts.