Report: Troy Tulowitzki sent to Blue Jays in shocking trade
Troy Tulowitzki is getting his wish. He’s been traded from the struggling Colorado Rockies, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, but the destination is a bit of shocker — the Toronto Blue Jays.
Thomas Harding, who covers the Rockies for MLB.com confirmed the deal:
By joining the Blue Jays, Tulowitzki adds yet another big bat to a daunting lineup that includes Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. The Blue Jays already lead the league in runs, and Tulo is only going to help. Despite the offensive prowess, the Blue Jays are 50-50 and trail the New York Yankees in the AL East by seven games.
Tulowitzki, 30, is a career .299/.372/.514 hitter, who averages 29 homers and 102 RBIs over 162 games. He’s a five-time All-Star and he’s under contract until 2021, meaning the Blue Jays didn’t just get another player to help their playoff push, but a franchise cornerstone for years to come.
The deal leaves us with lots of questions, some that will answered shortly and some that will play out over the rest of the season: What are the Blue Jays giving up in return? What will happen to current shortstop Jose Reyes? What about pitching, which was Toronto’s big need coming into trade season? Or do the Blue Jays just plan to outscore everybody?
This post will be updated.
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