Remember all the talk about the Colorado Rockies not wanting to trade Troy Tulowitzki because he was the face of the franchise? Yeah, it was a bunch of crap. Tulowitzki is heading to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jose Reyes and a package of minor leaguers.
BREAKING: Tulo traded to #BlueJays.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2015
Source: Jose Reyes and minor leaguers to #Rockies.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2015
Tulowitzki struggled early on for the Rockies this season, but has since rebounded and is hitting .300/.348/.471 with 12 homers on the season. He’s signed through 2020, and owed roughly $103 million over the next five and a half seasons.
Reyes is the lone name known going to Colorado at this point in time. He’s hit .285/.322/.385 with four homers and 16 steals on the season in 69 games. The 32-year old is guaranteed $38 million in 2016-17, including $4 million buyout on a $22 million 2018 club option.
Also heading to Toronto is reliever LaTroy Hawkins, who has a 3.63 ERA, 20 strikeouts, and four walks in 22 1/3 innings. We’ll update this post as more details come in.