As promised, Jimmy Rollins publishes ‘love letter’ to Phillies fans.

As promised, Jimmy Rollins bought a full-page advertisement in Saturday’s Philadelphia Inquirer thanking the fans who followed him for 15 years with the Phillies.

Rollins was traded to the Dodgers on Thursday. On a conference call with reporters on Friday, he mentioned the ad would be coming out. He also said that he doesn’t feel he has to re-prove himself in a new city.

“It’s a new start at a new place where people don’t know who I am as a person,” Rollins said. “All I have to do is go out there and be a leader on that squad and win. When you win — it’s a cliche in sports, it takes care of everything — but it does.”

Anyway, here’s the ad:

Jimmy  Rollins thanks Phillies fans ad

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.