It’s been a month, but Jimmy Rollins will finally return to the Phillies.  The reigning MVP has fully recovered from a high ankle sprain, and will join the Phillies tomorrow in San Francisco.  Returning for this weekends series against the Giants was important to Rollins.  Rollins, a Bay Area native, will have plenty of family at AT&T Park this weekend.

The Philles have done well since Rollins hurt his ankle going 16-12.  While Eric Bruntlett (7-18, 8 RBI’s last 4 games), has done an admirable job in Rollins absence, he’s no replacement for the heart and soul of the Phillies. 

Charlie Manuel hasn’t commited to Rollins starting tomorrow night, but I would expect him to be leading off. 

“If he’s ready to play, there’s a good chance he will be,” Manuel said after Thursday’s 8-3 loss to Arizona. “He’s the MVP. He’s the shortstop. He helps us, man.”

Brad Harman, who was called up when Rollins went on the DL, will return to Reading.

It’s been no secret the Phillies have been searching for another left-handed reliever to work along side JC Romero.  Initially they hoped that would be veteran Steve Kline.  That was until he proved he couldn’t get Triple-A batters out.  Well they just might have found it today.  The Phillies have acquired Stephen Randolph from the Astros for a player to be named later.

Randolph, 34, has had a strong season at Triple-A.  He was 0-1 with a 1.23 ERA.  What’s more impressive is his 21 strikeouts in 14.2 innings. 

All’s not great when it comes to Randolph.  To go with those 21 strikeouts are 11 walks.  Randolph’s name was also mentioned in the Mitchell Report as a player who purchased steroids nad human growth hormones from Kirk Radomski on numerous occasions.

It hasn’t been announced yet, but one would think Randolph will report to the Phillies.  No moves have been made yet, but Clay Condrey would be the logical odd man out.  We’ll leave it to speculation.

Garrett Reid, son a Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach Andy Reid, was sent to state prison after pleading guilty to charges of drug smuggling on Wednesday and faces a minimum of two years in jail. Reid was charged after admitting to smuggling 89 prescription pills into a county jail. The 25-year old son of the reserved, Mormon coach could be released to a less restrictive facility if he is admitted into a drug rehabilitation program, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman.

Reid was already serving time in county jail as the result of a heroin induced car crash that injured a motorist last summer. He allegedly smuggled in the prescription pills into the county jail when he surrendered himself to the police on the crash-related charges.

“While we understand that some defendants, this one in particular, have substance-abuse issues, he still committed a very serious offense,” Ferman said. “We need to take a very hard line on crimes like this to make sure that prison authorities can maintain order.”

The younger Reid …