{"id":2712,"date":"2016-12-19T14:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2017-01-21T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T18:05:22","slug":"jimmy-rollins-signs-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2016\/12\/19\/jimmy-rollins-signs-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Rollins Signs with Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seventeen-year veteran <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rolliji01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Rollins<\/a><\/strong> has reportedly signed a minor league deal with the <strong>San Francisco Giants<\/strong>. Rollins last played for the <strong>Chicago White Sox<\/strong> in 2016, posting a slash line of .221\/.295\/.329. He tallied two home runs to go along with eight RBI.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was initially reported on twitter by <strong>Ken Rosenthal<\/strong> of <strong>FOX Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: Jimmy Rollins signs minor-league deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SFGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SFGiants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/810882930088284160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jon Heyman<\/strong> of <strong>Today&#8217;s Knuckleball<\/strong> and <strong>FanRag Sports<\/strong> reported the details of the contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">jimmy rollins gets 1M base if he plays for giants all year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Ken_Rosenthal<\/a> 1st on minors agreement<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/810884894628966401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jimmy Rollins Signs with Giants<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rollins was cut from\u00a0the White Sox on June 10th, 2016 to make room for then-top-rated prospect <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderti01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Anderson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins joined <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?results=martipe02,martipe03&amp;search=Pedro+Martinez&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pedro Martinez<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheffga01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Sheffield<\/a><\/strong> on TBS as a postseason analyst this year. If he fails to make the 25-man roster out of spring training, he most likely revert back to a similar role.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rollins Legacy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>J-Roll played his best baseball with the <strong>Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong>, the organization that drafted him in the second round of the 1996 amateur draft. While in the City of Brotherly Love, Rollins was a three-time <strong>All-Star<\/strong>, a four-time <strong>Gold Glove<\/strong> winner, the 2007 <strong>MVP<\/strong>, and a 2008 <strong>World Series<\/strong> champion.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins, a <strong>California<\/strong> native, is the Phillies all-time leader in hits, at-bats, and doubles. He is in the top ten in games, runs, triples, home runs, RBI, walks, and stolen bases.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How Can Rollins Help?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Though Rollins is 38, he brings a lot to the table for the Giants. He stole five bases in just 41 games, and only got caught twice. Though Rollins has played just one position other than shortstop in his career, the Giants may try using him as a fifth infielder next season. Always an elite defender, Rollins joins an infield that boasts the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/stats\/team\/_\/stat\/fielding\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest fielding percentage<\/a> in baseball. In addition, Jimmy is a switch hitter, which brings diversity to a heavily left handed-hitting infield. Rollins would also bring playoff experience and leadership to this Giants team.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins has\u00a0played for three major league clubs in his career. If he makes the team in San Francisco, it would be his fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/538741548\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/538741548?et=11gSUBxrQ0NROflYv0mAkQ&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=x9uXDBmVfU4KKzFSEKa1DjcWZewJmNh2NxsSFT4Dn4U=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventeen-year veteran Jimmy Rollins has reportedly signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants. Rollins last played for the Chicago White Sox in 2016, posting a slash line of .221\/.295\/.329. He tallied two home runs to go along with eight RBI. 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