The problem was injuries, countless injuries. The most games he ever played in a season was in his rookie year. His body betrayed him.

he woulda made a hell of a dh for the modern era of baseball if he coulda stayed healthy after finishing out defensive prime.

@piercehubbard4086

Жыл бұрын

That would have been such a waste of his amazing defensive talent. Most of his value assessing stats were high because of his defense more than his offense.

@juniorbecerra315

Жыл бұрын

One of the only guys throwing mid 90s normally across the diamond at his time. Definitely would be a waste

@PBMdanya

Жыл бұрын

Was baseball that much different from his playing days? Besides the DH rule that was adopted this season for the NL....

@piercehubbard4086

Жыл бұрын

@@PBMdanya - sort of. When he first started, teams rarely shifted the infield. Also, they were just starting to use SABR to make some decisions, whereas now it’s like a computer just tells people where to stand, what to swing at in a given count. It dictates too much of the game imo. I can’t wait to see the increases in offensive production that will come next year with the shift banned and the pitching clock!

@billboggs6641

Жыл бұрын

Don't look at him. He'll pull a hamstring

Tulo, and Grady Sizemore is linked in my mind for what could have been

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Big time! Will definitely do a Grady Sizemore video in the future 🙌🏾

@rk9wolverine810

Жыл бұрын

@@MackPackedBaseball subbed!! looking forward to a Grady Sizemore video

@jumpman1233

Жыл бұрын

I remember the hype around grady, dude really was nasty tho

@jmillshobbies6344

Жыл бұрын

Mark prior, jacoby ellsbury, carl crawford, theres more

@jmillshobbies6344

Жыл бұрын

I almost forget about Steve Avery, David Wright, Johan Santana, Kerry Wood, Brandon Webb, Eric Davis, Mattingly, J.R Richards, and Conigliaro as well, I could put an all time favorite Dale Murphey on here too.

it’s really sad honestly. tulo was one of my fav players and it’s such a shame that he was always getting injured. we all know he could’ve been one of the best shortstops in the mlb if he stayed healthy

One of my favorite players to watch growing up even though my Sox had to end Rocktober in 2007. Him and CarGo made the Rockies super fun to watch in the early 2010s. Barring injuries he could’ve gone down as a possible top 5 short stop of all time

I had the opportunity to watch Tulo play in Seattle in 2013. The way he moved, his athleticism and his hitting makes me believe he would have been an all-timer if he would have stayed healthy.

Honestly always liked him dude was a stud but just to fragile. Glad someone finally brought it to light how good he was

Any Rockies fan remembers the booming sound: Clap...Clap...Clap-Calp-Calp...Clap-Clap-Clap-Calp..TU LO!!!

Tulo was my fav back in day smh

Glad you made this video. He really could’ve been considered the best SS of all time. I remember being so heartbroken when he was traded, and that was a terrible moment to be a Rockies fan (the return was also garbage for how amazing of a player he was). I’ve always wondered what could’ve been. I also wish he would’ve gotten one more year in Colorado, but I understand the reasoning for him never wanting to go back. Same for Arenado and Story. It hurts seeing us grow such amazing talent, only for them to want more because it’s not something our team culture doesn’t provide

I always forget just how good he was.

I remember being little and loving troy but ever since I wondered where he went, little did I know he retired from playing pro ball.

He was awesome! I also think Khalil Green was an awesome underrated shortstop as well.

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Khalil green is a name I haven’t heard in a LONG time. Thank you for that!

@JonathanMartin884

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved Khalil Greene, he was a beast. Too bad he just couldn't get out of his own head.

Tulo passed the Torch to Nolan, he crawled for Nolan to run

I'm a Yankees fan and when they signed Tulo, I knew what we were getting but I hoped and prayed he'd turn back the clock. Just wasn't meant to be. Injuries aside, he was everything you could've wanted in a shortstop and more.

He was always me favourite player. Miss him!

This channel is going to take off with content like that ☺️

Awesome video! Hope to see more full length vids. Keep it up!

The fact that Tulo finished in 2nd for gold glove even though his numbers were better across the board just PROVES it’s all about popularity and not about performance.

@CRS-fe2zj

Жыл бұрын

rockies players always get dinged..but the only time that didn't really matter was with tulos defense so I'd have to agree with u

One thing to add to his legacy is he really cemented the current trend of having, big strong short stops who not only flash the leather, but also are extreme power hitters. I know it had happened before, we saw some during the steroid era (which I don’t count), and Cal Ripken really was the first to play that role without juicing. However even when Tulo was still coming up, a lot of teams were playing the little speedy guys with good gloves and slap hitters. That’s completely changed, now we see Machado, Corey Seager, Carlos Correa, Story, etc.

Great video, I loved watching Tulo as a Dodger fan.

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Same, growing up and being able to see him, Helton and others was awesome

He was great for us, but glad we got out from under him! The only time rockies owners EVER did something right.

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

And fortunately had those great years of Trevor Story right after getting rid of him!

I assumed you had a lot more than 425 subscribers after watching your video, you've got a good voice for baseball videos, keep it up man!

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment!

I initially misread your number of subscribers, I thought it was 381,000 not just 381, keep up the content man, you’ve definitely got “it”, this was a great video

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you! Thank you, hopefully one day we hit that number!

I swear, this video just popped into my feeds a day or so after thinking about MLB players who were so good, but sadly couldn't stay healthy for long! Tulo was awesome to watch, and I wish that his career could have gone longer. Side note: if I were a player for the Rockies, and I was a defensive wizard, I think I'd look at the franchises recent track record of lock player down long term then trade him away. I'm just glad I got Arenado on my Cards now!

@smfny

Жыл бұрын

Arenado, Tulo, DJ LeMaiheu, Todd Helton. How insane was that infield?

@andrewhoffman1087

Жыл бұрын

@@smfny Helton belongs in Cooperstown.

@jimwerther

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewhoffman1087 Nah. Colorado hitter.

I remember when I was 9 years old and saw a prime Tulo hit an absolute rocket dead center off the back wall where the fountains are. he was special

Never seen a better shortstop in my life! DRS 99! That’s insane!

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Insanity. So talented and his career cut completely short

@ericschuster2231

Жыл бұрын

@@MackPackedBaseball I know. And some how people think Jeter is better. Jeter is nowhere close to Tulowitski. Reyes, Ripken Jr, Rollins and Smith are all much better shortstops than Jeter

@PBMdanya

Жыл бұрын

@@ericschuster2231 but Jeter lasted longer than most of them and have the accolades, I agree with you but only explaining why casuals would place Jeter above

@jimwerther

Жыл бұрын

@@ericschuster2231 Jeter was a better all-around player than any and all of them

@ericschuster2231

Жыл бұрын

@@jimwerther I disagree. Offensively maybe. All around definitely not

This video is great, its informative, intriguing, and great editing

As a Jays fan, I was so happy when we brought him in. I didn't care about the injuries, I thought we were going to win the World Series that year after bringing in Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin earlier in the season along with Devon Travis having an MVP caliber start to his career. Just a shame Tulo's muscles were made of cheese strings. I wonder how much of a difference it would've made if Tulo was like 6' instead of 6'3"

@sharablecortex2725

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe a different position

@amc2321

Жыл бұрын

Devon Travis and the START to his career?? What kind of career did he end up having?

@enclave9614

Жыл бұрын

Sports player are werid man some are complete ironman never missing a game then you got guys injured for the slightest thing and when they come back, they get injured again lol

dude, I am from Taiwan, I like this video, bring more on

I always enjoyed watching him play. Played the game hard. Sometimes that can be a curse.

Dude after i finished the video i expected you to have a couple thousand subs but that wasn’t the case and i was very surprised! keep it up ❤

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you! Thank you so much. We’re just getting started, hope to grow with you💙

@BosProductions

Жыл бұрын

@@MackPackedBaseball Of course man, I can always appreciate the hustle of a small youtuber like yourself ❤

Natural! Audio sounds good, keep up the hard work! ⚾️

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you TR4R🙌🏾 appreciate the encouraging words from such a great creator ✊🏾

@nicksantana9514

Жыл бұрын

He used to be my favorite player

Tulo was one of the BEST HANDS DOWN

Troy would’ve been the 🐐

This is a great video man keep it up your gonna be big!

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it 🙌🏾

Amazing video cant believe you don’t have 1000 subs yet. You got my subscription

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Brady! Just getting started, I appreciate the kind words🙌🏾

Great video. Loved watching Tulo even as a giants fan.

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Likewise! Being a Dodger fan and growing up watching him a lot

He’s gonna be a hell of a coach! He had Texas entire line up raking while he was there as a volunteer assistant coach! He’s big time baseball smart and I hope he coaches at the college level he really connected with those young players but he has to get a degree to get paid to coach in college so I have a feeling he’ll be coaching pro ball soon!

Great video and commentary

Great vid, subbed !

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Probably could’ve been top 3 all time short stop without the injuries or the greatest shortstop

Tulo was a beast 🔥

great video bro keep it up🔥🔥

The man took some punishment, holy cow

Good content! Keep it up

W video keep up good work

Tulos my dude injury prone or not. He was a blast to watch

I remember being shocked at getting a push notification that the Blue Jays released Tulo. Releasing him really didn't make any sense unless majority of MLB teams truly believed he was never going to play at a major league level again. I'm sure they shopped him around before releasing him... why eat 100% unless you have to? Maybe you could even get a fringe prospect back.

As a dodger fan, Tulowitzki was one of the best players i have ever seen.

Well done brother!…I look forward to more videos 👍

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! More to come🙌🏾

He probably would have won the 2014 MVP if he didn't injure his hip. No other hitter that year was even close his numbers.

JP Ricciardi passed on drafting Troy Tulowitzki because of Russ Adams. All Blue Jay fans need to know this.

@jimwerther

Жыл бұрын

I never understood why people thought highly of Ricciardi

Great video! Thanks for showing how Holliday never touched the plate. :)

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And 😂

FYI it used to be called the "DL" back then.

As an Angels fan, he was one of my favorite players! I wish I had his jersey

i was so happy when he came to the jays

Numbers don’t lie he’s the best shortstop for sure to me

This is pure spin. Tulo had a great career in spite of injuries.

Tulo

Him and Khalil Greene are 2 of the biggest 'what could have been' guys at that position.

The fact that he wasn't Rookie of the Year in 2007 just shows the east coast bias that exists. No way was Rollins even CLOSE to anything Tulo had done that year

As a Yankee fan I was so excited when he singed with the team but then... the injuries. You forgot to mention Derek Jeter was his idol hence the number 2 on his back and added a one in front of it when he played in NY.

Probably the best

At least a top 3 shortstop without injurys

The man made of glass.

Nomar Garciaparra was the most talented shortstop that ever lived. Injuries took that from us

Such a shame. I was a huge Jeter fan growing up and was naturally drawn to another great #2 playing shortstop. What could've been

What went wrong? I didn't watch the video but I could answer this question. He had some great years in Colorado but when he got to Toronto and later the Yankees, he just became too injury prone. Injuries that kept him out for long periods of time. And those injuries affected his game.

Tulo....softer than the Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man....

GOAT SS!!

He had a lot of injuries he was very good

Sub 150, can’t wait to see you at 150,000 then 1,500,000

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate you! Let’s get it🙌🏾

It’s pretty disrespectful to call a dude who played at the highest level for 13 years “a tragic career”….terrible luck with injuries that clearly slowed him down but he still managed to stay in the big leagues

Not for nothing but all time greatness requires sustained excellence. MLB history is littered with players, like Tulo, who were great for a few years but for whatever reason couldn't sustain their performance. Look at Nomar.

Was fairly disappointed about his run with the Jays, still a big fan though of what he did over there in Colorado

It wasn’t just that Tulowitzki had better fielding numbers than Rollins in 2007… Troy Tulowitzki had the highest baseball reference dWAR in the MLB among all positions that year by a full win He had the highest fangraphs defensive component among all rookies (6th across all players), while Ryan Braun had the lowest among all rookies He tied for the highest fangraphs DRS at 31 while Rollins was tied for 48th with 5 Troy’s snub in 2007 was actually part of a six year streak of the highest dWAR player in the MLB not receiving a gold glove, cementing it’s title as the most erroneously chosen award in sports. It wasn’t insignificant that Tulowitzki replaced Clint Barmes either; Barmes had been 2nd among all positions in that stat in 2006.

Shouldn't have been snubbed because Ryan Braun was juicing. Absolute BS

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Braun made a living stealing awards

He’s in MY top 5 even with the injuries. I’m sure he’d historically and commonly be top 5 if he’d stayed healthy. I’m glad he got his homer as a yankee though. I know how much that meant to him.

Blue Jays legend

Playing in CO is an MLB death sentence

He was an A’s fan and a Giants-hater. He had no chance.

im not accusing him at all of using PEDs but the number of injuries he had is kinda crazy, everyone gets hurt but not to the rate and extent he was, its common when guys use that they may become more athletic but they also become more prone to injuries. Its a shame his career had an early ending.

Weird title considering he still had a pretty damn good career.

Really?!? The flat of Pillar's chest hitting the flat of Tulo's back. The "impact" moved him about 3 inches. His head didn't snap back, his hat and glasses never moved. If he had had a raw egg strapped to his back it would barely have broken. How does that collision break bones? Considering the hits people take in football, rugby, hockey, etc. that are 100x harder and from more compromising angles, this is just bizarre to me. But that's baseball, I guess....

Dude was paper ....but could play

Troy, is the Penny Hardaway of the MLB…

yea i loved Tulo, but when u used Tulo and “one of the greatest shortstops OF ALL TIME” i had to head out. LOL 😂

@MackPackedBaseball

Жыл бұрын

Ranks 9th All time WRC+ and best player at his position offensively and defensively when healthy

@joel8692

Ай бұрын

​@@MackPackedBaseball definitely not better than AROD or a healthy nomar offensively

If he was able to stay healthy I think we would be able to rank Tulo as the greatest shortstop of all time. Tulo, and Mark Prior..... What could have been... SMDH

reminds me of trae turner

He played on the Astros in 2019 but no one remembers him playing on the Astros.

@jimwerther

Жыл бұрын

Because he never did

It's crazy to me that my dad's best friends with his cousin

Fun fact: I’m related to Troy tulowitzki

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 TU LO

TLDR: Lots of injuries.

Tatis gonna steal this

Dude, you're ready to say he "could have" been the "best shortstop of ALL TIME" based on a few admittedly great seasons. That's grossly premature.

@mattwhite4302

Жыл бұрын

I think that's the thing with "could have beens"...people focus on the few seasons and go "he would have hit ALL the baseballs ALL the time and did ALL the stuff, if only...".but at the end of the day..you just have to look at the whole career, nothing else really matters.

Clint Barmes was another one couldn’t stay healthy

Stopper peds. Its always peds

Wtf are you talking about? he played 13 years 1291 games