Blue Jays release Troy Tulowitzki

rotty · Post #1 » by **rotty** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:06 pm

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thank god!!

Wo1verine · Post #2 » by **Wo1verine** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:11 pm

wow lol

polo007 · Post #3 » by **polo007** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:19 pm

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Natural11 · Post #4 » by **Natural11** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:20 pm

Couldn't even get some movie passes for him. Anyway, I'm happy that saga is over.

Post #5 » by **Schad** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:20 pm

So, that'd be why we sent a shot across Tulo's bow. He didn't want to be a part-time player, and presumably wasn't willing to take a buyout, so we just straight-up released him.

emptytheclip · Post #6 » by **emptytheclip** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:26 pm

I guess there was no way out of that contract, but still surprised we ate all of it

Post #7 » by **Schad** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:41 pm

emptytheclip wrote:I guess there was no way out of that contract, but still surprised we ate all of it

Once we'd established that Tulo had no interest in being anything but a starting shortstop, there really wasn't another option. No team was going to trade for him under those circumstances, because no team was going to hand him a starting job. Having an old, malcontent player kicking around didn't really serve our purposes, and he weren't going to save any money on his deal, so might as well kick him to the curb.

manjusaka · Post #8 » by **manjusaka** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:47 pm

Good move. Now we can concentrated on developing our young shortstops.

dballislife · Post #9 » by **dballislife** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:48 pm

are we now a rich i dont care about money team, cause this is a rich team i dont care about money move

are we gonna spend on some decent free agents now? we have to right?

who pays 40 million to a guy not even playing for your team, but not go and pay millions for a player to come play for your team

Post #10 » by **Schad** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:53 pm

dballislife wrote:are we now a rich i dont care about money team, cause this is a rich team i dont care about money move

are we gonna spend on some decent free agents now? we have to right?

who pays 40 million for a guy not even playing for your team, but not go and pay millions for a player to come play for your team

We were going to be paying him regardless. His contract was a sunk cost; there was zero point in keeping him as a bench player just to justify the awful trade the previous GM made.

Raps in 4 · Post #11 » by **Raps in 4** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:02 pm

dballislife wrote:are we now a rich i dont care about money team, cause this is a rich team i dont care about money move

are we gonna spend on some decent free agents now? we have to right?

who pays 40 million to a guy not even playing for your team, but not go and pay millions for a player to come play for your team

Rogers about to sign Machado and Harper. $300 million payroll incoming.

polo007 · Post #12 » by **polo007** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:04 pm

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Brinbe · Post #13 » by **Brinbe** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:08 pm

just straight up eat that money lmfao damn

emptytheclip · Post #14 » by **emptytheclip** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:09 pm

dballislife wrote:are we now a rich i dont care about money team, cause this is a rich team i dont care about money move

are we gonna spend on some decent free agents now? we have to right?

who pays 40 million to a guy not even playing for your team, but not go and pay millions for a player to come play for your team

Was thinking along the same line.
I’m not sure if Cleveland ever released a player with 38 Mill left on the contract in this manner. Shatkins flexing their big boy pants

SharoneWright · Post #15 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:11 pm

It was so fun to watch Ross answer Hazel just yesterday as to whether Troy was in the Jays' plans for 2019. Ross: "Oh, for sure. Right now we just want to make sure Troy is getting himself healthy...." He couldn't have sped through the words "oh, for sure" any faster if he tried. Meanwhile he's already got a very big check signed by Rogers tucked in his breast pocket. LOL

Black Watch · Post #16 » by **Black Watch** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:15 pm

rottweiler93 wrote:

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rotty · Post #17 » by **rotty** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:17 pm

what a life. Get paid 38 million dollars to leave the team and not play

Post #18 » by **JaysRule15** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:18 pm

Watch him agree to be a utility player for another team. It's either that or forced retirement for him.

Black Watch · Post #19 » by **Black Watch** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:19 pm

Sources telling me that the first call Tulo received after the news broke was from Pablo Sandoval...

Post #20 » by **JaysRule15** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:21 pm

I remember Tulo's first game as a Jay, where he hit that homer.

And it all went downhill from there. His most memorable moment is probably that collision with Pillar.