"Jimmy Rollins isn't ready to play in rehab games yet, but the Phillies are shipping him to Florida. Rollins, who has been out of the lineup since straining his right calf April 12, will head to Clearwater, Fla., for extended spring training beginning Monday to continue his rehab work. The injured shortstop could see some live pitching, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said, but this is not the start to his official rehab assignment. Until Rollins does full sprinting - which he has yet to do - he will not play in rehab games. When he does, Rollins should need between three to five games' worth of at-bats, Amaro said after conferring with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. Amaro would not say how long the team expects Rollins to spend in Clearwater. "I'm not really sure," Amaro said. "A lot of it depends on how he continues to progress. And he's been progressing pretty well. But again, we don't want to have any setbacks." Rollins was unavailable for comment before Wednesday's game. Part of the rationale for sending Rollins to Florida is the Phillies can better control the drills he will do to recover from the calf injury. At the team's training facility in Clearwater, Rollins will have better facilities and care for his rehab while the Phillies are on the road, Amaro said. The biggest test still looming is the sprinting, Amaro said. That will be the last thing Rollins does before he begins his official rehab assignment. Until then, the Phillies will be cautious. "We've had issues before with Shane [Victorino] who kind of went through the same sort of thing and had a setback at some point late in his rehab," Amaro said. "We want to make sure he's 100 percent before he starts trying to do more explosive moves." Amaro said he has been encouraged by Rollins' progress while working out in Philadelphia. The shortstop has hit and taken grounders during batting practice. In Clearwater, there is a chance Rollins could see live pitching without having to risk sprinting immediately. "One of the things we can do is control things with extended spring," Amaro said. "If he feels up to taking live at-bats without really running 100 percent, we can do that."" http://www.philly.com/inquirer/spor...tes__Rollins_sent_to_Fla__for_rehab_work.html
