It is Troy Tulowitzki’s first time on the Hall of Fame ballot.
Troy played 13 seasons in the MLB. Nine and a half with the Rockies, two and a half with the Blue Jays and got into five games with the Yankees to round out his career. All players need a taste of evil at some point.
He played 1291 games. Hit .290/.361/.495 with 225 home runs with a 44.5 bWAR.
Troy had MVP votes six times (finishing as high as fifth twice), was second in Rookie of the Year voting, won two Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers and made five All-Star teams.
He never led the league in any offensive category in any of his MLB seasons. He had six seasons of 5+ bWAR, four above 6. He topped out at 6.8.
He was a good defensive shortstop.
When the Jays traded for Troy, it looked like he was in the middle of a Hall of Fame career (but then there are a lot of players who fit that description). Before his age 30 season, he had a .299/.373/517 line with 176 home runs and a 37.8 bWAR.
I think the terrible ankle injury he suffered with the Jays cost him a good chance of making the Hall. He wasn’t the same player after that. But he had a ways to go to build up the bulk numbers needed to impress the Writers.
I was at the game in Denver when the Jays were there just after the trade, and Rockies fans loved him. He was great with them, signing autographs for a long time before the games.
Unfortunately, the injury to the ankle ended his time as a star player. He also had a shoulder injury from a collision with Kevin Pillar’s chin.
Picking up Troy and David Price changed the trajectory of our 2015 season. We were 50-51 at the time of the trade but went on a 43-18 run to finish first in the AL East.
His career number are here.