After the signing of Tulowitzki became official on Friday Yankees GM Brian Cashman held a conference call with local reporters to cover a handful of topics regarding his club. The biggest takeaway from the call was that the team is committed to trying Tulowitzki at shortstop even though they’re still considered by many to be the favorites to sign Machado.
Brian Cashman, on if Troy Tulowitzki takes them out of the Manny Machado hunt:
"I can't say what it would take us out of, but we're going into this with a commitment level to try Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop.