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Colorado Rockies 2005 Draft: The drafting of Troy Tulowitzki

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - JULY 25: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after flying out in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field on July 25, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JULY 25: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after flying out in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field on July 25, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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Colorado Rockies, Troy Tulowitzki, 2005 MLB Draft
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 18: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies yells after turning a double play during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park July 18, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /

We continue our series of looking back at the Colorado Rockies and their draft picks with the 2005 Draft.

The Rockies were coming off what ended up being a good draft in 2004 as they drafted a few future everyday players.

They were also coming off of an awful 2004 season, in which they went 68-94. That was their worst season in franchise history since their inaugural 1993 season when they went 67-95. They traded Larry Walker to St. Louis and let go of a lot of their veteran players (Vinny Castilla, Jeromy Burnitz, Royce Clayton, Shawn Estes, Steve Reed, and Charles Johnson) all go via free agency or (in the case of Johnson) trade at the end of the 2004 season.

As a result, the Rockies turned over a new leaf in 2005 when they went much younger. The team was even worse (67-95) but it set things in motion for their 2007 season, when they got to the World Series.

One of the key contributors to that team was drafted just two years prior.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Troy Tulowitzki with the 7th overall pick in the 2005 Draft.

Troy Tulowitzki was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 Draft.

Tulowitzki, affectionately known as “Tulo,” started out his minor league career in Advanced-A ball. By 2006, he was in Double-A. He skipped Triple-A completely and made his MLB debut on August 30.

He played in parts of 10 seasons with the Rockies and he was an All-Star five times and won two Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards. He came in 2nd in NL Rookie of the Year Award in 2007, and received MVP votes in six seasons, including two top-five finishes in 2009 and 2010.

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