In his last active season, Tulowitzki hit. His injury history, of course, is the biggest strike against him, and the leading cause of concern if the Tigers decide to take a chance on the year-old. Aside from the bone spurs, he missed much of the season as well with a wide array of issues, from a hamstring injury, to a groin issue, to an ankle sprain that put him on the day disabled list. Still, it would be fun to see Tulowitzki out on the Comerica infield, especially if he can remain healthy.
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A player whose face will be on ballpark giveaways in 50 years. And, again, really, really, really good. So the Rockies are holding out for bat shit. Good for them. We talked about the reasons the Rockies should have for keeping Tulowitzki over the summer, and nothing much has changed. On the other hand, when the team has a face-of-the-franchise star, there's at least one thing going right with the organization.
People buy tickets for that. Kids keep the posters up on the wall. There's trading away an All-Star to aid the rebuilding process, and then there's trading away a might-stay-in-one-uniform-possible-Hall-of-Famer. This isn't a Josh Donaldson trade, even if the two players have been comparable in value over the last two years. There's something about Tulowitzki that means more to the Rockies, so they're asking for a franchise-player tax.
The interested teams don't care in the slightest what he means to the Rockies, so they're refusing to pay the tax. It's a stalemate, and Tulowitzki probably isn't going anywhere. The obvious problems: The Rockies don't want to eat any of Tulowitzki's salary, and they're asking for a farm system in return. This brings us to the point of the article.
Once you figure that out, you can start wondering what kind of prospects the Rockies should reasonably expect. That would be a year-old shortstop who can't stay on the field. The injury history is the first thing you think of, I'm sure. Tulowitzki drinks malk. A list of body parts that have forced him off the field:.
His latest injury was a labrum tear in that hip, requiring surgery and knocking him out for the season. Again, he's This isn't a situation that's likely to improve. There are more body parts to fall off. If he runs out, he'll invent more. A at-bat season is something of a coup for Tulowitzki, at this point. Ha ha, no. That wouldn't work because focusing on the DL time is a great way to obscure just how valuable Tulowitzki has been.
Since coming into the league, he's been something like the 10th-most valuable position player in baseball. Tulowitzki missed all of the season because of heel problems, but he's looking for a healthy rebound in He received MVP votes as recently as If healthy -- granted, a sizeable if -- he should still be able to put up average-ish offensive numbers while remaining an asset with the glove.
As ESPN's Jeff Passan points out , the Blue Jays are on the hook for almost all of the money left on Tulowitzki's contract, which means the Yankees will fork over just the league minimum to sign him. That's huge for a contender still trying to negotiate the luxury-tax threshold. Tulowitzki at the minimum salary was simply too good to pass up. Didi Gregorius isn't expected back before June. Tulo's presence in the lineup will allow phenom Gleyber Torres to remain at second base.
As mentioned, frontline free agent Manny Machado remains a Yankee target, but the signing of Tulowitzki makes the Yankees a bit less desperate for Machado's services. If the Yankees do sign Machado, then they'll have a crowded infield situation once Gregorius returns.
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