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Originally Posted by VAChief
In seven seasons as the starter Tulo averaged 120 games, skewed a great deal by two seasons. He doesn't have a history of knee or arm injuries that worry you about long term production. His production has been consistently solid, comparing favorably with the top 3B offensive producers. As Hamas mentioned if you have Tulo you can move Carpenter to third.
He averages 22 home runs a season, nearly 80 rbis, and a nearly .900 OPS. Compare that with our last 7 seasons of production at SS. If earlier reports are accurate that the main prospect the Rockies coveted was Miller, you have to listen. Especially if you think Martinez and/or Rosenthal's future next year is in the rotation. Waino, Wacha, Kelly, Lynn, Martinez/Rosenthal with Tulo at SS and Taveras added to the lineup would set us up for the next 5 years to seriously expect deep runs in the playoffs and hopefully a couple of WS rings. If they expect Miller AND Martinez you walk away, but we have others to dangle in a package that could work.
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We have to give up something major to get Tulo. Miller is still not as established as say Lynn. Why not Lynn, Adams and a AA prospect?
Tulo seemed to have an attitude when we played them. Like he didn't really want to play hard. Maybe he was having a bad series.