In the coming of Christmas,the Phillies's shortstop Jimmy Rollins, sitting down for a radio interview, helped sell some six-game ticket plans. "I'm working on my six-pack," and Rollins said. "You can get yours at phillies.com."
The sales pitch is not what people care most, since fans are more interest in Rollins' health following a disappointing 2010. In this season he played just 87 games because of hamstring and calf injuries, and when he played, he struggled. He hit .243 with eight home runs, 41 RBIs and a .694 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, his lowest OPS since 2002 (.686). And this will be the final year of a six-year, $46.5 million contract. He is confident that he will bounce back.
Rollins is making some changes in order to stay healthy in 2011, chances that he said would be essential late in the season. There is a chance he might work out with teammate Ryan Howard in Florida in January. But even if their paths don't cross, he still plans to work out at IMG Academies in Bradenton, where numerous Phillies and other athletes work out before Spring Training.
A big bounce-back season will put Rollins in a good place, considering it is a contract year. He has said that he would like to remain in Philadelphia, but he also understands that his desires only go so far.
Rollins has been in the organization since the Phillies drafted him in the second round of the 1996 First-Year Player Draft, and he has been in the big leagues since 2000. Now it is maybe a hard time for him. Rollins needs to bring fans a healthy season and show us the excellent report to prove that he can play and still is the great one. Fortunately, he sounds confident he will.
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