Troy Tulowitzki is a five-time All-Star who spent nine-years with the Colorado Rockies organization. Now his tenure has come to an end as he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jose Reyes on Monday night. According to Tulowitzki the trade was was as much of a shock to him as it was to the rest of the MLB and its fans. He claims the team told him if they were going to make any big moves regarding him, they would tell him. That wasn't the case. Tulowitzki spoke about being blindsided by the Rockies during an interview with the Denver Post. Read More »
Ever since April 2011, when Troy Tulowitzki spent four games pulverizing the New York Mets at Citi Field, making diving catches and blasting home runs over the previously unreachable fences, Mets fans have salivated for the power-hitting shortstop. Now that the Colorado Rockies have put Tulowitzki officially on the trading block, that salivation has turned into a ravenous drool. Throw in the fact that the Mets's starting shortstop hit .237 last season while Tulowitzki owns a career .299/.373/.603 slash line and ... you get it. They want him bad. But can they get him? The Rockies will ultimately want a huge return for Tulowitzki, who is perennially considered one of the National League's top three position players despite a career filled with injuries. He's a four-time All-Star who batted .340 in 91 games last season before his season was cut short yet again. Read More »