Todd Zolecki<\/a>. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. I don\u2019t care which way it is tried to be twisted or said, or if it is exactly how it was said, or even if it was said, I can\u2019t be traded. It doesn\u2019t matter. If I was tradable it may have weight because that means I could be moving soon. But I am not tradable and so it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\nGeneral manager Ruben Amaro did not offer much more.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolute silliness,\u201d he said. \u201cJimmy Rollins is our shortstop. One of the ways we\u2019re going to be able to win is with Jimmy being Jimmy. \u2026 We have no intention of moving Jimmy. We need Jimmy to play for us to win. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Phillies have sought trades for Rollins at the trade deadline in each of the last two seasons. A strong first half by Rollins and struggles by the Phillies may be the only way these two sides part ways in the near future as he owns 10-and-5 rights.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody wants to be loved or liked. But good or bad, right or wrong, people are going to love you and some are going to hate you regardless. You can\u2019t change their opinions to swing either way.\u201d said Rollins.<\/p>\n
Rollins played in 160 games last season hitting .252\/.318\/.348 scoring 65 runs while going 22-of-26 on stolen base attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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