Michael Fulmer signs deal with Cubs

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550},”type”:”oembed”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”After meeting with the media, Fulmer spotted Heuer as the fellow reliever strolled through the room. The new addition to the bullpen asked how Heuer’s latest mound workout went. Heuer threw a bullpen session on Monday, sticking to just fastballs for the time being.nnIf everything goes according to plan, Heuer is hoping to rejoin the relief corps by June or July. Until then, the Cubs will be building a bullpen out of a mix of veterans and younger options, with no true closer at the end of the line. Fulmer and righty Brad Boxberger (both free-agent signees) will have chances in late-inning situations.nn”I think it’s making sure you’re using guys in the right leverage spots, in the right pockets,” manager David Ross said. “Where we feel like they match up the best and their stuff matches up the best is something that we try to lean on. And I think our pitching infrastructure here is really strong at identifying those things.”nnThe bullpen currently sets up to feature Fulmer, Boxberger, Keegan Thompson, Adbert Alzolay, Rowan Wick and Brandon Hughes. Other options from the 40-man roster include Michael Rucker, Julian Merryweather, Jeremiah Estrada and Ryan Jensen. There is a lengthy list of non-roster candidates in camp, too.”,”type”:”markdown”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-02-03T20:28:09.69Z”,”description”:”With most of the roster set for 2023, the biggest competition at Spring Training will be for bullpen spots | Beat Report with Jordan Bastian”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:03:27″,”mp4AvcPlayback”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-02/03/a466904e-6cee8b21-97af5b5a-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”slug”:”bullpen-questions-for-2023-st”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”teamid-112″,”title”:”Chicago Cubs”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”daily-bases”,”title”:”Beat Report”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”analysis”,”title”:”analysis”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”tune-in-daily”,”title”:”TuneIn daily”}],”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/rss6t6j3rqdcd8iluqhj”,”title”:”Bullpen questions for 2023…