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Rollins’ Rehab Goes Well; Swindle, Mathieson

Jimmy Rollins went 4-for-4 in a rehab assignment â€” an extended Spring Training game against Yankees Minor Leaguers â€” yesterday in Clearwater. Three of the four hits were doubles, and he had two RBI.

Rollins said running the bases was OK, but there is a slight concern:

“Running around the bases for the first time, it felt good. Second time, I felt a little twinge, but I was still able to kick it in coming around to score, and I was fine.”

There is hope Rollins will return to the team by the weekend, but he needs to feel no “twinge” whatsoever.

Also in the Minors, RJ Swindle was promoted to AAA Lehigh Valley.

It’s a sign Swindle is moving up the list of probably LOOGY replacements on the Big League club. Chances after last night are even greater that it’ll be Clay Condrey getting the ol’ heave-ho.

Finally, Scott Mathieson may need a third surgery on his elbow.

It’s sad to say Mathieson will probably not see Philadelphia this year, or ever.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.