Rockies trade Troy Tulowitzki to Blue Jays

Troy Tulowitzki, the long-beleaguered face of an underachieving franchise, was traded late Monday by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays, according to reports.

With the move, Tulowitzki can now be a part of a contending team, something the Rockies have struggled to be during his entire tenure with the team, outside of the Rockies appearance in the 2007 World Series. 305 with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs in 346 at-bats this season. With a record of eight wins and eight losses, along with a 3.48 ERA, Gibson is a pitcher that may be able to help get the ball rolling for the Rockies rotation. After the game, the slugger spent at least 30 minutes in manager Walt Weiss’ office at Wrigley Field, but was unavailable to reporters.

Reyes is batting. 285 with four homers, 34 RBIs and 16 steals.

The Toronto Blue Jays, in desperate need of pitching, made a big splash in the trade market, by dealing for another premier hitter. He is not a top guy on the trade block like Cole Hammels, so if the Rockies were to throw some cash along with Tulowitzki, they should expect a solid return with Gibson, and another player in the trade.

Yes, your usual big deadline-getters like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants are still out there. The deal includes a $15 million team option for 2021 with a $4 million buyout.

Finally, as great as Tulowitzki is-and his abbreviated 2014 campaign was ripped from a Greek myth-Tulowitzki is very injury prone. At his best, Reyes sparkled on and off the field, but stretching back to his time with the New York Mets, he has been repeatedly broken. If Tulowitzki can stay healthy enough now playing his home games on the unforgiving turf in the Rogers Centre, they should get plenty of that. He is 2-1 with two saves and a 3.63 ERA this year, his 21st in the majors. There’s also a $2 million trade kicker on Tulo’s contract.

Combined with his previous contract, it meant the Rockies agreed to pay Tulowitzki $157.75 million over 10 years. During his career, he’s had stints on the disabled list for a quadriceps tendon tear, lacerated right hand, broken left wrist and a groin injury. Tulo, in particular, has only played in more than 100 games once in the last three years and hasn’t appeared in 150 since 2009.

In the middle of the 2011 season, the Rockies traded fading ace Ubaldo Jimenez right as he was taking the mound, leading to a freaky scene in which Jimenez had to be removed from his start after pitching just one inning.

Asked about Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline before leaving town, Tulowitzki responded: “I don’t worry about it. I’ve been through it multiple times”. Tulowitzki, one of the most often rumored ball players to be on the trading block every season, joins a Blue Jays ball club who is in the midst of legitimately competing for one of the wild card spots in the American League. He’s played 87 of the Rockies’ 97 games. “Until they tell me differently, which they haven’t, I plan on being here”.