Baseball Troy Tulowitski signs one-year deal with New York Yankees by Chris Passarelli January 2, 2019 The New York Yankees made a splash with a signing today, albeit a very small splash. They officially signed shortstop Troy Tulowitski to a one year, vet minimum contract. There are two things that most people complained about after the news was broke; The first being “Are the Yankees out on Manny Machado?” and the second being “Why would they waste money on a washed up shortstop?”. To answer the first question, this transaction in no way, shape or form is an indication that the Yankees are out on Machado. Tulo is essentially a Ronald Torreyes type utility infielder at this point and will be used as such. He is not the every day shortstop. The second question is even easier to answer because it’s not a waste of money at all. How can it be a waste of money when they’re signing a former multi time All Star for the VETERAN’S MINIMUM? It doesn’t matter that he probably doesn’t have much left in the tank or is super injury prone. All that matters is that when he is on the field, he gives the Yankees a dangerous bat and a solid glove. People need to stop looking into things so much. Tulo always wanted to be a Yankee, the Yankees saw this as an opportunity to potentially strike gold on an absolutely bargain of a contract, and the rest is history. If it doesn’t work out it’s no sweat off of Brian Cashman’s back. Lay off the man, it was a good deal that the Yankees couldn’t pass up. Post Views: 962 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsBrian CashmanDidi GregoriusFeatureManny MachadoNew York YankeesTroy Tulowitski 2 Comments You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 How To Avoid Scams When Purchasing Football Tickets Online by Guest | posted on July 23, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Is Giancarlo Stanton a problem for the New York Yankees? 2019 Somerset Patriots Single Game Tickets Go On Sale January 14th