Rollins has Grade 2 calf strain?

A source tell Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com that Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has a Grade 2 calf strain and could miss some time. Usually an injury like this will require a stint on the Mark Prior List, but we’ll see what happens.

Rollins was running wind sprints before Monday’s game and must have tweaked something, because he was suddenly yanked from the lineup before the game against the Nationals even started. It happened so abruptly that backup shortstop Juan Castro had to quickly find his spikes and get ready to play. Based on the way Cole Hamels pitched, he probably was just hoping they canceled the game because of it. We kid, we kid. Sort of.

“I didn’t know what happened,” one Phillie said after the game. “I just saw Jimmy limp by me.”

Teammate Greg Dobbs has had a calf injury before and knows it isn’t fun.

“I don’t know the severity of Jimmy’s,” Dobbs said. “But with me, it nagged and nagged all season and I wasn’t even an every-day guy. You have to tackle it right from the get-go. I should have gotten off mine sooner.”

Dobbs said Rollins was shocked by the injury.

“He was kind of in disbelief, kind of like, ‘I can’t believe this is going on,’” Dobbs said. “I felt for him.”

So who replaces Jimmy? Well, there is the previously mentioned 37-year old Castro, but don’t forget that the Phils brass liked Triple A’s Wilson Valdez in spring training and might want to give him a shot if Rollins hits the MPL.

Phillies centerfielder Shane Victorino had a nasty calf injury in 2007 and he says it can be a serious problem.

“From my personal experience, it’s not fun,” Victorino said. “It’s a frustrating thing, especially for a guy who runs and uses his speed. It changes your game because you can’t run as freely.”