Every acquisition is a careful balance of risk. An MLB team signing me to a $50 million contract carries a tremendous amount of risk, since I’m not particularly likely to be much of an MLB player. The Yankees’ acquisition of Troy Tulowitzki, conversely, carries less risk since he’s being paid the MLB minimum and can be DFA’d without many other considerations should he be unproductive.
However, as it appears more and more likely that the Yankees will rely on Troy Tulowitzki to be the Opening Day shortstop, it comes time for us to assess the likelihood of nonproductive performance.