Dodgers' Rollins: Los Angeles was the only place I wanted to go

As Jimmy Rollins maneuvered the buttons to link up the Dodgers logo across his chest Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise leader in hits hardly looked out of place. 

Selected in the second round by the Phillies in 1996, Rollins spent his entire 15-year career in southeastern Pennsylvania before waiving his no-trade clause to join the Los Angeles Dodgers last month - the lone destination he was willing to accept. 

"There was only one place I wanted to go if I left Philadelphia and that was Los Angeles - a place that has history, a place that wants to win, and I wanted to be a part of something special and somehow have an impact on that," Rollins said during a press conference to introduce the veteran. "It wasn't happening in Philly at the moment, so I'm not surprised. I'm just glad it happened."

Rollins, who has one year and $11 million remaining on his contract, replaces Hanley Ramirez as the Dodgers starting shortstop. 

Despite inheriting a team that won back-to-back National League West division titles, the Dodgers' new front office tandem of Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman rattled off a number of moves during a frantic offseason, including the trade for Rollins. 

"Number of wins doesn't necessarily mean everything is going well," Rollins said. "Sometimes you do it by talent alone, and that gets you through 162 games, but it takes a little bit more to get those next 11 wins.

"They wanted to address some issues and areas that needed to be fixed, and that's what I believe they went out and did."

Rollins joins Juan Uribe as the only two players on the Dodgers' roster to win a World Series - something Rollins hopes to change by the conclusion of the 2015 season. 

"It would be great to make that history all over again for a new city," Rollins said.