Troy Tulowitzki

According to Craig Calcaterra of MSNBC, Ron Washington and Bruce Bochy have announced their Starting Lineups. Starting Pitcher for the NL Is Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Starting Pitcher for the AL is Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels. The starting lineups then go as follows: American League 1. Curtis Granderson CF New [...]

Here’s the latest from Ken Rosenthal’s Full Count Video: – Mariano Rivera is available to pitch, but the Yankees are supposedly concerned about the closer’s tricep injury. This could lead to an acquisition of a setup man. The Mets reportedly have called the Yankees about Francisco Rodriguez, but the Yankees would only be interested if [...]

Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, who signed a seven-year, $80 million contract extension back in January, decided to buy a red Ferrari reports ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick (via LiderEnDeportes.com). The Venezuelan outfielder decided to buy a red Ferrari because his teammate Troy Tulowitzki has a black one. Tulowitzki also signed a seven-year contract extension with the Rockies this off season, [...]

Pinch hitter/first baseman Jason Giambi is not ready to hang it up anytime soon.  In a conversation with Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, he said, “I told Tulo I am going to be play with him through his contract (in 2020). I can take a walker to the plate.” While Giambi is likely joking [...]

Last week, we took a look at the offseason rankings for the American League. Today, we tackle the National League. 1. Colorado Rockies: The Rockies locked up some of their important core players this offsesason. They signed Jorge de la Rosa (two-year deal), Troy Tulowitzki (seven-year deal) and Carlos Gonzalez (seven-year deal) as well. Besides that, [...]

According to Antonio Soler of the “Aguilas del Zulia” radio station (Venezuela), the Colorado Rockies have signed outfielder Carlos Gonzalez to a seven-year, $80 million contract extension. However, the Denver Posts’ Troy E. Renck confirmed with a team source that there is no deal in place with Gonzalez. Renck adds that the team will keep talking [...]

Tampa Bay Rays’ third baseman Evan Longoria would like nothing more than spending the rest of his career in a Rays’ uniform.  The All-Star is open to discussing a long-term contract extension according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. “Tampa Bay is the place I want to be for the rest of my career [...]

After securing Troy Tulowitzki for ten more seasons, the Rockies are willing to give Carlos Gonzalez an unprecedented contract for a player with less experience in the Major Leagues, according to Troy Renck of The Denver Post. Renck says that team owner, Dick Monfort, would be open to offering Gonzalez a six or seven-year deal in [...]

The Colorado Rockies want to keep the good times rolling and extend additional players to long term deals, according to AOL FanHouse’s Josh Alper. The Rockies have already kept Jorge de la Rosa and Troy Tulowitzki around for several years, and there is talk about the team extending Ubaldo Jimenez’s deal after the 2011 season. GM [...]

Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has signed a seven-year contract extension with the Colorado Rockies, according to the Denver Posts’ Troy E. Renck. ESPN’s Buster Olney breaks down the $157.75 million guaranteed contract: Year Money 2011 $5.5 million (previous contract) 2012 $8.25 million (previous contract) 2013 $10 million (previous contract) 2014 $15 million (option picked up) 2015 $20 million 2016 $20 million 2017 $20 million 2018 $20 million 2019 $20 million 2020 $14 million + $6 million in esc. 2021 $14 million [...]