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Despite the rumors
of his retirement, Scott Rolen will return for another season with the
Reds in 2013.
Cincinnati Reds
Rolen to return
for another season
What does it all mean
CINCINNATI- Scott Rolen has been an important part of the Cincinnati
Reds organization for the last three-and-a-half years.
The veteran third baseman is currently mulling over a return and GM
Walt Jocketty says that he should have an answer for the situation "in
the next week to 10 days."
On the field, Rolen was a big part of the team's NL Central title in
2010, slashing .285/.358/.497 with 20 HR, 34 doubles and 84 RBI. Rolen
also contributed Gold Glove defense in 2010 and made the All-Star team
for the fifth time in his career.
Though Rolen is one of the greatest fielding third basemen the game has
ever seen, evidenced by his eight Gold Glove Awards, those days are now
behind him.
The 37-year-old third baseman played just 92 games in 2012 and the team
posted a 51-41 record when he was in the lineup, but one can hardly
argue that he played a large role in those victories.
In his 92 games, Rolen slashed .245/.318/.398 with just eight HR and 39
RBI. Rolen struck out 62 times in those 92 games and his K/BB ratio was
2.07, the second-worst mark of his career.
Rolen did bat .290 in his last 51 games of 2012, collecting 28 of his
39 RBI and five of his eight home runs in that same span.
However, Rolen has become a hindrance to the advancement of Todd
Frazier's career.
Frazier stepped up in a big way while Rolen—and then Joey Votto—went
down with injuries. The 26-year-old Frazier slashed .273/.331/.498 last
season and contributed 19 HR, 26 doubles and 67 RBI in his 128 games
played.
Frazier earned a starting spot on the team with a performance that
earned him a third-place finish in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.
Read the rest of the story at Bleacher Report
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