Tulo traded to Toronto

[olerud363]

Read a cool tweet that said Tulo's first MLB hit was on a ball misplayed by Jose Reyes. Don't know if it's true though.

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[WCTYSON]

Tulo + Hawkins -> Reyes + Hoffman+Castro+Tinoco

New Jays infield- Donaldson, Tulo, Travis, Encarnacion

I'm not at all bothered about Reyes going. Castro and Hoffman- Doh! Reyes was OK but certainly didn't live up to the hype. As for trading Reyes for prospects. Lol. Maybe 2nd-3rd tier type prospects. You don't think the Jays tried to unload Reyes sooner? Not too many teams interested.

The Jays didn't want to give up any of the big 3 -Stroman, Sanchez & Norris.

As for playing on turf, it didn't seem to bother Reyes much. Fwiw- upgraded astroturf this year, actual turf on the way in a year or two.

I too am not upset about Reyes going. Salary-wise and health-wise the deal is a wash. I think Toronto got an a bit of an offensive upgrade at SS, even though Tulo comes with an "injury-prone" label similiar to Reyes. Blue Jays fans often sarcasticly think of him as "Not as good as Ricky Romero... just you wait" because Toronto passed over Tulo in the '05 draft and picked Ricky.

I thought Hoffman was one of the pitching prospects A.A. wasn't going to move. He's highly regarded and losing him is the only part of the trade I'm leery of. At least the Jays didn't have to give up any of their premier guys (Stroman, Sanchez, etc).

Seeing LaTroy Hawkins' name made me say, "Huh? He's still around?" I'll always associate him with the Twins of 1990's. R.A. Dickey must be happy to no longer be the most senior man on the roster! Hopefully LaTroy can at least be a consistently reliable arm in the 'pen. He wouldn't still be around if he wasn't, right?

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I would rather have seen them move Sanchez over Hoffman.

 

[aarne13]

Tulo 2 run bomb & double so far in his debut. Trade win!

 

[aarne13]

Make him an honorary Canadian - RBI double

 

[gt2590]

Like Donaldson, Tulo will do well in a Doubles park...

 

[aarne13]

Now if they could only get a decent pitcher.....

 

[gt2590]

Now if they could only get a decent pitcher.....

I'd say Price fits that. Now if only Dickey could get one of those hot streaks knucklehead are known for.

And Revere is an under-rated player, nice pick up!

 

[PeteD]

Can't wait to get a Tulo and Price auto in a Jays uni.