Troy Tulowitzki on switching positions: 'I will retire before I move'

As potential trade suitors start to eye deals they could offer the Colorado Rockies for shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in the coming years, one factor that cannot be ignored is Tulowitzki’s health.

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Out for the season with a hip injury and with an unfortunate history of upper leg injuries, Tulowitzki continues to see his seasons cut short because he cannot stay healthy. That has to be a concern for opposing teams that might want to add him.

Tulowitzki’s injuries have also led some people to question if he should consider switching positions. On that front, the 29-year-old shortstop refuses to even entertain the idea. From the Denver Post:

"“No, I won’t move. I will retire before I move…“…No. It’s just who I am, it’s what I do, it’s what I have dreamed of as a kid,” said Tulowitzki, 29. “It’s all I know and it’s all I’ve ever worked for. So I guess when you have a dream and you accomplish it and someone tries to take it away from you … it wouldn’t be worth it for me to try and move somewhere else.“…I have always said that if I was playing (shortstop) and I wasn’t effective, then switching would be something I would talk about if I was hurting the team. But for me, I am not even thinking about it, because I still think I have a lot of years left playing that position at a high level.”"

The question is not necessarily if he can be effective at shortstop, but if he will ever be able to do so for more than 140 games in a given season. Tulowitzki and the Rockies both hope that this injury can be the last that ends his season early, but if it doesn’t, a position change might become inevitable.

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Troy Tulowitzki on switching positions: ‘I will retire before I move’

By Hayden Kane | Aug 30, 2014