J-Roll With Phils Through 2011

Phils exercise Rollins' $8.5 million club option for 2011

J-Roll should be rolling with the Phillies past next season.

The Phillies exercised Jimmy Rollins' $8.5 million club option for 2011.

The 2007 NL MVP will make $7.5 million next year, the final season originally guaranteed under the $40 million, five-year extension he signed in June 2005.

A three-time All-Star, Rollins had a down year (by his standards) hitting .250 with 22 homers, 77 RBI and a team-high 31 steals last season as the Phillies won their second straight NL pennant.

But, his glove rarely faltered as the shortstop was voted to his third straight Gold Glove.

Rollins, the longest-tenured member of the current Phillies, joined the club in 2000 and was a big part of Philadelphia's World Series title in 2008.

"Jimmy has always been an integral part of our club, not only on the field, but in the clubhouse as well," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement. "He has been a big part of the team's success over the past three years and there is no doubt that we want him to be a part of that in the future."

His 2011 option was tied to a $1 million buyout.

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