Jimmy Rollins on Re-Signing With the Phillies: No Hometown Discount

Posted by Frank Klose

Courtesy fbjunkie.com

Jimmy Rollins appeared on 97.5 the Fanatic this morning with Harry Mayes and Brian Baldinger, and had this to say when looking at the future:

"Business is buisness, and the numbers are the numbers...there's no such thing as a home-town discount"

Hmm, well, if that's the case, then the Phillies might have to go do business elsewhere.   Would the Phillies be better off overpaying Rollins for a few years, or letting him walk and getting a primariliy-defensive shortstop to play shortstop? 

J.J. Hardy anyone?  Jack Wilson? Rafael Furcal?

Should be interesting.

Comments

[Roose_TTB]

There is only one FA short stop I would consider over J-Roll and that is Jose Reyes. Rollins is much better than Hardy, Wilson and especially Furcal.

[Frank Klose]

Yeah - I agree the dropoff is great. If you take Hardy and reallocate the $ to a top OF bat, I could handle that.