Welcome back to the 2015 Last Word on Fantasy Baseball Guide. Over the next several months we will be releasing player profiles, projections, position rankings, and a number of other articles that will help you dominate your fantasy league this season. Whether you play rotisserie or head-to-head; whether you have a standard draft, a snake or an auction league, and whether its keeper league or a one-year deal; we have all the fantasy information you need.
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FANTASY PROFILE: TROY TULOWITZKI, SS, COLORADO ROCKIES
LWOS Ranking 2, Captain’s Value: $14.10
Selecting Troy Tulowitzki with a late first round or early second round pick is the true example of a high risk/high reward pick. When Tulowitzki is healthy, he is really good, especially when you consider the other options for middle infielders. In the 8 full seasons since he was called up by the Rockies late in the 2006 campaign, he has had over 500 ABs only three times. During those three seasons, he has averaged 29 HR, 98 RBI, 95 R and his average was always over .290. While he is no longer the stolen base threat he once was, he did throw in 20 SB during the 2009 season. His 2007 season resulted in a runner-up finish for NL Rookie of the Year to the Milwaukee Brewer’s Ryan Braun.
During the first half of 2014 in 275 ABs, Tulowitzki rewarded fantasy owners with 18 HR, 47 RBI and scored 65 runs. His OBP was .432 and had an OPS of 1.035. However, owners would have been well to take those results and trade his for other options as he injured his left hip on July 20th and underwent labral repair surgery on August 15th. When healthy, Tulowitzki can be a fantasy asset. However, there are risks involved. He has now moved on to the wrong side of 30 and he has missed parts of the last three years due to injury. While nothing appears imminent, there have been numerous rumors he could be traded to facilitate the Rockies rebuilding process. Leaving Colorado has never helped a hitter’s fantasy value. His average number of ABs the last five years is 390. However, an owner brave (or foolish) enough to roll the dice on “Tulo” could be in for a big reward or a big heartache.
| Year | Team | POS | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2011 | COL | SS | 143 | 606 | 537 | 81 | 30 | 105 | 9 | 59 | 79 | 0.302 | 0.372 | 0.544 | 0.916 |
| 2012 | COL | SS | 47 | 203 | 181 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0.287 | 0.360 | 0.486 | 0.846 |
| 2013 | COL | SS | 126 | 512 | 446 | 72 | 25 | 82 | 1 | 57 | 85 | 0.312 | 0.391 | 0.540 | 0.931 |
| 2014 | COL | SS | 91 | 375 | 315 | 71 | 21 | 52 | 1 | 50 | 57 | 0.340 | 0.432 | 0.603 | 1.035 |
| 2015 Proj | COL | SS | 475 | 410 | 77 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 55 | 74 | 0.317 | 0.400 | 0.552 | 0.952 |
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