What Would Jimmy Do?

We're not entirely sure what his plan is for digging out of his dreadful start - he's hitting .195 entering tonight's game against the Dodgers. We don't know because Jimmy Rollins left the clubhouse Sunday after declining to talk to reporters.

Rollins went 1-for-14 in the three-game series against the Braves.

There may be reason to panic - Rollins really hasn't been the same MVP-caliber player since '07. As Jack McCafffery wrote in Monday's paper, this is isn't just a 6-week thing for J-Roll.

Then again, there may be reason not to panic - he hit .183 in the first month of the season in 2004 and was sitting at .209 when he 30 games into the season that year.

But the more jarring number really isn't Rollins' batting average - it's his on-base percentage.

I was watching the Rays-Red Sox game the other night and noticed the other 2008 World Series leadoff hitter, Tampa's B.J. Upton, was actually hitting lower than Rollins. Upton is hitting .167.

But Upton has at least done something Rollins has failed to do, something important for a leadoff hitter - he's getting on base occasionally. Upton has 16 walks; Rollins has just five.

Although it's stil not pretty, Upton's on-base percentage is .277; Rollins' OBP is .231.

Phils manager Charlie Manuel said he thinks about a lineup shakeup every day, although he finds it difficult to bat Rollins anywhere but leadoff. I still wouldn't be stunned with a temporary change in an effort to get Rollins going.

Perhaps Jayson Werth, who has a lot of characteristics of a quality leadoff hitter, even if his value is more important to the middle of the order.

So maybe it's not as much "WWJD?" as it is "WWCD?"

Charlie is likely going through the daily chore of figuring out how to fix what ails the top of his lineup as I type...