So we'll throw it out there and see what happens. If Rollins is at all bedazzled by his sudden ascendancy, he doesn't let it show. I feel like I'm still competing. I have to do the job. I don't want this to be a walk-through for anybody.
Competition makes everybody better.
I have to play my game. I have to go out there and outdo the next person. And if I do that, I feel the position will be mine. To see how seamlessly a rookie shortstop can fit into a team, Rollins needs to look no further than Atlanta. Rafael Furcal stepped into the lineup for a team that is expected, almost required, to win every year.