"Half of life is about showing up." - Hunter S. Thompson

There is no more talented a shortstop in baseball than Colorado's FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (fWAR) that was second-highest among all MLB shortstops last year (5.1), and hit .340/.432/.603, with 21 home runs, 52 RBIs and 72 runs scored. His As I wrote last week when trying to identify which position player should be drafted second overall (after Mike Trout), I included Tulo in the conversation because of the scarcity of impact hitters at the shortstop position. This isn't the late '90s/early '00s anymore, with Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Nomar Garciaparra and other impact shortstops were coming through and reinventing the position.

A healthy Tulowitzki at shortstop is like having Jimmy Graham or Rob Gronkowski as your fantasy tight end. To have a player who is that much better at a position of scarcity can sometimes single-handedly win you your fantasy league for that week. The impact is felt greater in fantasy football, but it's extremely valuable in baseball as well.

That's why I would roll the dice and take Tulowitzki in the top half of the first round of the draft. On my board, he's going sixth, after Trout, Andrew McCutchen, Giancarlo Stanton, Paul Goldschmidt, and Clayton Kershaw.

Of course, if Tulo hurts himself again and misses half the year, you've thrown away your first-round pick. But fantasy titles are won with superstars, and when healthy, Tulo is perhaps the best overall player in baseball after Trout. That kind of talent is worth a gamble.

Half of life is just showing up. Hopefully, for Tulo owners in 2015, they won't have to worry about the showing up part.