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Phils Making Progress With Rollins?

Found December 02, 2011 on Phillies Nation: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jimmy Rollins,  Brian Sabean
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  San Francisco Giants,  Milwaukee Brewers

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Ruben Amaro will meet with Jimmy Rollins' agent this week in Dallas.Talks between the Phillies and Jimmy Rollins appear to be progressing, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly. Ruben Amaro and Rollins’ agent, Dan Lozano, are set to meet in Dallas at this week’s Winter Meetings after having several prior conversations.Lozano said that he also plans to meet with several other teams regarding Rollins, calling interest in the free agent shortstop “healthy.” Nonetheless, a face-to-face meeting between Amaro and Lozano is a big step in the right direction. Salisbury tends to be on-point with these kinds of things… just recently when everyone assumed the Phils would finalize a four-year deal for Ryan Madson, Salisbury kept making note of the Phils’ strong interest in Jonathan Papelbon.The news on J-Roll comes a day after one potential suitor was pretty much removed from the running.The Giants, long speculated to be a landing spot but more recent...
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