MLB: Slumping Rollins to sit at least two games

Big Ugly Mouth…ain’t so loud no more.

FanGraphs, a sabermetric-based Web site, shows that of the balls Rollins has put in play, he has hit line drives in 16.5 percent of his at-bats, which is the lowest percentage of his career. He also has hit infield fly balls 14.4 percent of the time, which is the highest percentage of his career.

In other words, Rollins is not hitting the ball as hard as he has in the past.

...Rollins, who has a .237 OBP in the leadoff spot, is last.

“I think he’s the leadoff hitter,” Manuel said. “He is our leadoff hitter. ... To me, we’ve got to get Jimmy right. That’s the whole purpose of sitting him. I don’t see moving him around in the lineup helping him one bit at all if you want to know the truth. I don’t understand that. I don’t see it. I’ve been around him for about five years and he is our leadoff hitter.”

So Rollins is definitely back in the top spot?

“More than likely, yeah,” Manuel said.