Michael Fulmer likely would pitch better on a better team. This would be similar to Gerrit Cole first pitching for the Pirates and then pitching for the Astros.
It'll be fun to see JV again. Great pitcher. Did I ever tell you? Back in the day I took my nephew to Comerica to see JV pich against the Rangers... he was fantastic that day. Busting 97-99 on every pitch and nearly tossed a no-no. Mark 'the Bird' Fydrich was probably the coolest pitcher I ever saw live up at the ol' Tigers Stadium... memories are cool, but tend to break my heart for some reason, lol. Watching Willie Horton play was cool too. Wish I could remember the 80's and 90's & early 2000's …
According to Wikipedia, the 2017 Detroit Tigers record after 97 games was 45-52. 2017: 45 - 52 2018: 40 - 57