TAMPA — Troy Tulowitzki had teams other than the Yankees reach out to him when the Blue Jays set him free in December, but those other teams wasted their time contacting the veteran shortstop.
“There was definitely a lot of teams interested, but the Yankees were on the top of the list,’’ Tulowitzki said Wednesday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Having lost shortstop Didi Gregorius at least until June and likely longer due to Tommy John surgery on his right (throwing) elbow, the Yankees had a need at short and weren’t prepared to spend what Manny Machado was looking for.