Does a Michael Fulmer Reunion Make Sense for the Twins?

3 year 21-24 million max.  I wouldn’t go any higher then that for him.  He might only be worth a 3 year 18 million deal.  I look at a good reliever like this.  They throw around 1/3 the innings of a good starter and probably a little more compared to good Twins starters.  I use 60 innings for relievers and 180 for starters.  Anyways if a great starter can get 30 million then a great reliever is worth 10 million.  It’s rudimentary and leaves out other factors but for back of napkin calculations this works for me.  I would think a good starter who throws 180 innings is worth 20-25 million per season.  You can use Bassit as an example.  See what he gets per season in FA and divide by 3 to determine what Fullmer should get on a per season basis. 
 

How do you determine what Fullmer is worth? Or any reliever for that matter?

Yeah, I would like to see him back. They need to sign at least one other half-way decent relief pitcher. Will they do it????  This front office has shown that they don't like to spend resources on the bullpen.

I think a decent comp would actually be a former Twins pitcher currently being profiled on this website, Trevor May. May's numbers coming off his age 30 season were very similar to Fullmer's. May got a two year deal for a little over $15 million from the Mets. With inflation, it's possible Fullmer could get more, although you could also argue the Mets overpaid. If I were the GM I would be willing to do 2 years at $15 million, but probably no more.

Yes, sign him! Durable, good relievers are needed on this team.

Not really sure I see the need to sign him to a multiple year contract or really bring him back. The Twins have to figure out what they have in all these old pitching prospects. WInder, Varland, Canterino, Balazovic, Mooney, Sands, Legumina, They also need to figure out what they have with some a bit younger, Enlow, Cruz, Henriquez, Festa and SWR.

Finally not block the younger guys if they prove worthy for promotion (maybe not this year but next year.) Prielipp,  Raya, Medina,

A real pitching pipeline is bring up a starter each year and a couple of relief pitchers so you can cycle them out prior to losing them in free agency. One could say they have Ober and Ryan and need somebody like Varland or SWR to step up this year and have a Prielipp or somebody next year. They have Duran, Jax, Moran in the pen maybe a Winder and Canterino, Henriquez, Festa or Sands steps up this year,

Not sure if a long-term contract is good for the team, or that he will get one in the current marketplace. 

The question: who would he bump from the current bullpen. And, is there anyone better (and in the eyes of the Twins, cheaper). 

I would not give him anything more than 2 years.  Not normally a fan of any relief guy past 2 years, normally like the 1 year deals for relief guys in FA.  They fall off the cliff so quickly sometimes, and very few teams want to trade for relief guys under contracts and prefer the rental guys.  

Fulmer looks like he still has plenty of gas in the tank. Not a shutdown guy, but a good, determined reliever. If they can keep his price tag reasonable, sign him.