TAMPA, FL - MARCH 25: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws the ball to first base to get the out during the spring training game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field on March 25, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images).
When veteran infielder Troy Tulowitzki was introduced as the Yankees’ stopgap shortstop in early January, the possibility of superstar free agent Manny Machado walking through the clubhouse doors and claiming the starting job at short was still, to some degree, realistic.