Corrections file
Remember back in November, when Jeff Passan said things like this?
If this deal is bad for Tulowitzki, it’s ill-conceived and unconscionable for a Rockies team that knows what long-term, big-money contracts do to franchises with middling budgets: cripple them.
Here’s what Jeff Passan has to say today, following an April in which Troy Tulowitzki has hit .364 / .486 / .836 (227 OPS+):
When Tulowitzki signed the extension this offseason, I wrote a piece arguing it was bad for both sides. The premise from Tulowitzki’s perspective not only was flawed – it presumed the Rockies couldn’t afford to bring in other big-ticket players about a month before they gave Carlos Gonzalez a seven-year, $80 million deal – but included one line of epic stupidity: Tulowitzki "lacked the fortitude to chase the greater glory that awaited him elsewhere."
It’s nice when people sack up and admit they said something dumb. You’re the goods, Jeff.
