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After Scott Rolen signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, the NL Rookie of the Year said he had only one immediate plan for his newfound wealth.
“It gives me a chance to say, `Mom and Dad, you’ve worked 40 years, you don’t need to work anymore,’ ” he said. “I can’t ever repay my parents . . . but I’m going to try to.”
Rolen secured a comfortable retirement for his parents, both teachers, by agreeing to a contract that will pay him $750,000 this year, $1 million next year, $2.75 million in 2000 and $5.5 million in 2001. The first Phillie to win rookie honors since Dick Allen in 1964 led NL rookies in 11 categories, including average (.283), homers (21) and RBIs (92).
