Jimmy Rollins said at the beginning of the year that the Philadelphia Phillies were the team to beat in the NL East. He was right, and he backed up his talk with his play. The 28-year old shortstop won the National League MVP award, it was announced on Tuesday.
Rollins received 16 of a possible 32 first-place votes, edging out Colorado Rockies' left-fielder Matt Holliday, who received 11. Rollins also totaled 353 points in the balloting while Holliday finished with 336.
Rollins batted .296 with 30 homers, 94 RBI, and 41 stolen bases this past season and led the Phillies to their first NL East title since 1993. Philadelphia went 89-73, but was knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by Holliday's Rockies in three games. Rollins struggled in that series, batting only .182 (2-for-11). He did, however, knock in four runs.
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