One peak Rockies shortstop, one impossible choice

James Riggenbach of Purple Row evaluates whether he would choose Troy Tulowitzki or Trevor Story at their peak for a single Colorado Rockies game. Both players anchored the position across successive eras, with Tulowitzki accumulating 39.6 rWAR over ten seasons and Story generating 27.0 rWAR in six seasons. While acknowledging Tulowitzki's superior rate statistics and status as a franchise icon, the author highlights Story's power-speed combination and durability as factors that make the comparison remarkably close.

Riggenbach notes that Tulowitzki produced a 138 OPS+ in 2010, while Story countered with 35 home runs and 6.9 rWAR in 2019. Despite determining that peak Tulowitzki is statistically the stronger pick to win a single game, the writer humorously resolves his personal dilemma through a technicality, awarding the starting spot to former Rockies shortstop Neifi Pérez due to seniority.