TUCSON — Last spring, rookie Troy Tulowitzki had to take it. This year, as a rich, budding star, he’s dishing it out.
Saturday, Tulo’s target was third baseman Garrett Atkins.
“Atkins doesn’t do much over there,” Tulowitzki said with a sly grin. “He kind of just stands there and watches balls.”
Atkins was quick to fire back.
“They’re paying him $31 million, he should have to cover some extra ground,” Atkins said. “When they pay me that much, maybe I’ll start playing a little bit of shortstop.”
This winter, Tulowitzki signed a six-year, $31 million deal. Atkins didn’t do too badly himself, receiving more than a 1,000 percent raise when he inked a one-year, $4.3875 million deal.
Tulo and Atkins, of course, were just having some spring training fun.
“In reality, Garrett’s worked hard this offseason, and I look for big things from him defensively,” Tulowitzki said. “He’s going to really help our defense. He’s in the best shape he’s ever been in.”
Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post
