The Colorado Rockies have at least opened their phone lines
to discuss deals for both Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez. The New York
Yankees undoubtedly have an interest in Tulowitzki as their shortstop position
is currently vacant and their offense in 2014 is still missing in action. When
New York acquires or discusses bringing in a big star player to the Bronx I
like to take a look at their Balls in Play, or BIP, from their old stadium and
compare it to Yankee Stadium.
Many around the league are quick to point out the flaws in
Tulo’s game including his injury history and his Coors Field and road game
splits. What I did in the image below is I took all the balls that Tulo hit in
Coors Field and compared them to Yankee Stadium. Use the color chart below to
decipher the image.
Doubles
Home Runs
Fly Outs
As you can see Tulo would have gained power from hitting in Yankee Stadium. There is always discussions about younger players about their doubles turning into home runs eventually and that is exactly what would happen with Tulo if he came to the Bronx. Conceivably at least two of his fly outs would have been a home run in Yankee Stadium and with the right wind current a few more could have gone out. Tulo would actually get better in New York looking at this picture... imagine that in Pinstripes.
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