Jimmy Rollins and Aaron Rowand each won their first Gold Gloves yesterday, and deservedly so. It usually takes some good work with the bat for the voters to fully recognize a player’s defensive work, and that appears to have been a factor here, as both players had career-years at the plate.
It’s great to see Jimmy recognized for his amazing play at short. It’s been a pleasure to watch him play the position for the Phillies over the last seven years and for the rest of his career he will be referred to as a Gold Glove Shortstop. Now, let’s see if he can also add “MVP” to his list of accolades.
It’s about time Jimmy got recognized for his defense with a Gold Glove. He’s been, without any question in my mind, the best defensive shortstop in the NL for about 4 or 5 years now, but never got the recognition. It’s about time