Rolling on the River!

The Philadelphia Phillies resigned longtime franchise shortstop Jimmy Rollins to a three-year, $33 million dollar deal that will likely keep him with the only franchise he’s ever known throughout the end of his career.

It’s nice to see the Phils take care of Rollins before the offseason lingered on and this became a huge distraction to what will once again be the leading title contender in the National League come 2012.

J-Roll, Phillies Need to Get it Right!

Philadelphia Phillies MVP-winning shortstop Jimmy Rollins wants a five-year deal with the team he helped win the 2008 MLB World Series. However, Rollins, now 33-years-old, clearly isn’t the player he used to be as he approaches the twilight years of his career.

Rollins’s numbers had been in decline until this past season, but the still-exceptional defensive shortstop has been a fixture for the Phillies and is a borderline Hall of Fame candidate at this point of his career.

Rollins will likely become the Phillies all-time hits leader if he stays with the ballclub that gave him his start, making this decision to stay together a no-brainer that really needs to get done sooner rather than later.