Protesting the Jimmy Rollins Trade

The Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized Wednesday's trade of shortstop Jimmy Rollins for two minor-league pitchers according to a CSNPhilly report. The Dodgers will send Zach Eflin and Tom Windle in exchange for the Phillies' all-time hit king.

The Mets, in need of a shortstop, spoke with the Philadelphia Phillies about acquiring Jimmy Rollins in a trade, sources told ESPNNewYork.com. The pursuit since has been dismissed because Rollins does not want to leave 

Today's reason to laugh at Amaro and the Phillies is the rumor from Jayson Stark that the Yankees asked about Jimmy Rollins, but the high asking price made them run away screaming. The Phillies, who are going to be 

The Yankees were trying to acquire Jimmy Rollins, but they didn't really try all that hard.

Myers is of course referring to Ryne Sandberg and Jimmy Rollins' "beef" this past spring, when Sandberg was a new face in the clubhouse, and Rollins had responded "Who cares?" to a reporter's questions on Spring Training stats. The nightmare of local