How Troy Tulowitzki sees the Yankees-Machado sweepstakes and an uncertain future

Everything about the Troy Tulowitzki-to-the-Yankees deal reeks of a temporary assignment, almost as if the five-time All-Star shortstop has been hired as seasonal help by a department store.

For one thing, the regular shortstop, Didi Gregorius, is expected back sometime in the second half of the...