"It's that time of year.

With the World Series set to begin Wednesday minus the Philadelphia baseball club, Phillies fans have begun to immerse themselves in the off-season plan. Right now, everyone has an idea that is going to alter the course of franchise history and perhaps revolutionize the game forever. Those types of grandiose ideas are as common and predictable as a Placido Polanco postseason groundout.

But whether or not you're a couch GM or you're actually Ruben Amaro, Jr. (I hear he's a huge fan of this blog), any off-season course of action begins and ends with a decision on James Calvin Rollins.

So, let's examine the decision from a number of different viewpoints."