Baseball ‘was his whole being’: Troy Tulowitzki changed the Rockies at their core | The Athletic ($)
One way or another, as the title of Nick Groke’s article suggests, Troy Tulowitzki changed the Rockies at their very core, both literally and metaphorically. Tulo was amazing at the game of baseball—a generational talent, you might say—but he also served a critical role in the clubhouse as a bridge from the Todd Helton era to the Nolan Arenado era of Rockies baseball. He was an intense leader and role model for other guys like Chuck and DJ, but once he was traded to Toronto, the core officially centered on Nolan.