For years, the adage surrounding the Colorado Rockies has been "as their star goes, so goes the team." From 2008 through the middle of this season, Troy Tulowitzki was the star in question. When Tulo was at his healthiest and most productive, which wasn't often, the Rockies won plenty of baseball games.
Of course, we all know what happened when the generationally talented shortstop wasn't at his best.
That's no small part of why the Rockies dealt Tulowitzki last month and, in doing so, handed the reins to Nolan Arenado as the club's new star (yes, I know Carlos Gonzalez would have something to say about this, but bear with me here).