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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2003 | PHI | 24 | 43 | 152 | 134 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .322 | .373 | .243 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | PHI | 25 | 94 | 287 | 267 | 36 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 125 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 1 | .266 | .308 | .468 | .269 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | PHI | 26 | 147 | 628 | 543 | 93 | 158 | 39 | 6 | 28 | 293 | 69 | 109 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 16 | 3 | .291 | .376 | .540 | .305 | 47.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | PHI | 27 | 160 | 739 | 658 | 131 | 203 | 40 | 4 | 32 | 347 | 63 | 132 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 15 | 4 | .309 | .379 | .527 | .297 | 56.7 | -7.1 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | PHI | 28 | 132 | 613 | 530 | 104 | 176 | 48 | 5 | 22 | 300 | 50 | 89 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 9 | 1 | .332 | .410 | .566 | .323 | 64.2 | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | PHI | 29 | 159 | 707 | 607 | 113 | 177 | 41 | 4 | 33 | 325 | 64 | 104 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 14 | 2 | .292 | .380 | .535 | .308 | 50.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | PHI | 30 | 156 | 687 | 571 | 112 | 161 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 290 | 88 | 110 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 23 | 0 | .282 | .397 | .508 | .311 | 58.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | PHI | 31 | 115 | 511 | 425 | 75 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 189 | 63 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 13 | 2 | .275 | .387 | .445 | .305 | 41.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | PHI | 32 | 103 | 454 | 398 | 54 | 103 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 169 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 0 | .259 | .344 | .425 | .287 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | PHI | 33 | 83 | 362 | 301 | 48 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 129 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 1 | .256 | .365 | .429 | .292 | 23.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | PHI | 34 | 42 | 169 | 153 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 73 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .268 | .325 | .477 | .293 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Career | 1234 | 5309 | 4587 | 800 | 1316 | 280 | 38 | 206 | 2290 | 519 | 783 | 151 | 48 | 4 | 763 | 125 | 15 | .287 | .374 | .499 | .300 | 387.2 | 43.4 | 43.2 | ||
| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2000 | BAT | A- | 0 | 173 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2001 | CLR | A+ | 122 | 523 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | SWB | AAA | 125 | 534 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | PHI | MLB | 43 | 152 | .243 | .265 | .324 | .425 | .000 | .270 | 96 | -2.8 | 4.0 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | SWB | AAA | 113 | 490 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .358 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | PHI | MLB | 94 | 287 | .269 | .259 | .321 | .405 | .000 | .269 | 103 | 2.8 | 7.5 | -1.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 1.4 |
| 2004 | SWB | AAA | 33 | 144 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .330 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | PHI | MLB | 147 | 628 | .305 | .260 | .320 | .405 | .000 | .315 | 102 | 30.3 | 16.1 | -1.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 47.2 | 5.1 | 47.2 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | PHI | MLB | 160 | 739 | .297 | .269 | .333 | .432 | .000 | .343 | 103 | 30.3 | 20.0 | -1.3 | -7.1 | 4.3 | 56.7 | 4.9 | 56.7 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | PHI | MLB | 132 | 613 | .323 | .266 | .330 | .422 | .000 | .362 | 103 | 42.5 | 17.3 | -0.9 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 64.2 | 6.8 | 64.2 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | REA | AA | 3 | 11 | .124 | .260 | .325 | .390 | .000 | .125 | 111 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | PHI | MLB | 159 | 707 | .308 | .259 | .323 | .412 | .000 | .301 | 101 | 36.3 | 19.7 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 50.7 | 5.2 | 50.7 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | PHI | MLB | 156 | 687 | .311 | .261 | .324 | .413 | .000 | .300 | 101 | 37.2 | 19.0 | -0.9 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 58.4 | 6.7 | 58.4 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | PHI | MLB | 115 | 511 | .305 | .256 | .320 | .394 | .000 | .288 | 100 | 23.3 | 14.3 | -0.6 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 41.7 | 5.1 | 41.7 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | CLR | A+ | 4 | 13 | .269 | .268 | .312 | .391 | .000 | .300 | 105 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | PHI | MLB | 103 | 454 | .287 | .257 | .317 | .395 | .000 | .269 | 95 | 12.1 | 7.8 | -0.6 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 21.9 | 3.2 | 21.9 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | CLR | A+ | 9 | 36 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .320 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2012 | PHI | MLB | 83 | 362 | .292 | .252 | .309 | .396 | .000 | .261 | 96 | 11.5 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 23.4 | 2.9 | 23.4 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | CLR | A+ | 9 | 38 | .222 | .262 | .329 | .385 | .000 | .148 | 105 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | LEH | AAA | 1 | 5 | .000 | .286 | .356 | .396 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2013 | PHI | MLB | 42 | 169 | .293 | .251 | .310 | .389 | .252 | .274 | 98 | 5.5 | 4.6 | -0.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 1.3 |
| Career | MLB | 5309 | .300 | .261 | .323 | .410 | .256 | .304 | 101 | 226.2 | 139.2 | -8.8 | 38.9 | 18.6 | 384.1 | 42.8 | 384.1 | 42.8 | ||
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2000 | BAT | A- | 173 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 3 | .307 | .387 | .444 | .137 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | CLR | A+ | 523 | 65 | 120 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 37 | 88 | 19 | 8 | .257 | .327 | .422 | .165 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | SWB | AAA | 534 | 73 | 122 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 46 | 89 | 8 | 3 | .263 | .355 | .461 | .198 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | SWB | AAA | 490 | 80 | 139 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 77 | 41 | 75 | 10 | 4 | .323 | .395 | .517 | .195 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | PHI | MLB | 152 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .322 | .373 | .134 | .243 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | SWB | AAA | 144 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 2 | .285 | .376 | .512 | .228 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | PHI | MLB | 287 | 36 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 1 | .266 | .308 | .468 | .202 | .269 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | PHI | MLB | 628 | 93 | 158 | 39 | 6 | 28 | 105 | 69 | 109 | 16 | 3 | .291 | .376 | .540 | .249 | .305 | 47.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | PHI | MLB | 739 | 131 | 203 | 40 | 4 | 32 | 102 | 63 | 132 | 15 | 4 | .309 | .379 | .527 | .219 | .297 | 56.7 | -7.1 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | REA | AA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .000 | .124 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | PHI | MLB | 613 | 104 | 176 | 48 | 5 | 22 | 103 | 50 | 89 | 9 | 1 | .332 | .410 | .566 | .234 | .323 | 64.2 | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | PHI | MLB | 707 | 113 | 177 | 41 | 4 | 33 | 104 | 64 | 104 | 14 | 2 | .292 | .380 | .535 | .244 | .308 | 50.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | PHI | MLB | 687 | 112 | 161 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 93 | 88 | 110 | 23 | 0 | .282 | .397 | .508 | .226 | .311 | 58.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | CLR | A+ | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .583 | .333 | .269 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | PHI | MLB | 511 | 75 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 13 | 2 | .275 | .387 | .445 | .169 | .305 | 41.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | PHI | MLB | 454 | 54 | 103 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 0 | .259 | .344 | .425 | .166 | .287 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | CLR | A+ | 36 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .361 | .438 | .156 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | PHI | MLB | 362 | 48 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 1 | .256 | .365 | .429 | .173 | .292 | 23.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | LEH | AAA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | .600 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | CLR | A+ | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .156 | .263 | .250 | .094 | .222 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | PHI | MLB | 169 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .268 | .325 | .477 | .209 | .293 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2012-03-26 | 2012-06-27 | 15-DL | 93 | 0 | Left | Knee | Recovery From Cartilage Injury | Patellar Chondromalacia | - | - |
| 2012-02-28 | 2012-03-26 | Camp | 27 | 0 | Left | Knee | Cartilage Injury | Patellar Chondromalacia | - | - |
| 2011-09-08 | 2011-09-15 | DTD | 7 | 7 | - | Head | Concussion | HBP | - | - |
| 2011-03-22 | 2011-05-22 | 15-DL | 61 | 45 | Right | Knee | Recovery From Inflammation | Patellar Tendinitis | - | |
| 2011-02-27 | 2011-03-22 | Camp | 23 | 0 | Right | Knee | Inflammation | Patellar Tendinitis | - | |
| 2010-06-29 | 2010-08-17 | 15-DL | 49 | 43 | Right | Thumb | Surgery | Torn Ligament | 2010-07-01 | |
| 2010-05-17 | 2010-05-19 | DTD | 2 | 2 | General Medical | Respiratory | Flu | - | ||
| 2010-03-17 | 2010-03-24 | Camp | 7 | 0 | General Medical | Illness | Virus | - | ||
| 2009-10-07 | 2009-10-07 | DTD | 0 | 0 | General Medical | Fatigue | Admits Being Fatigued Late In Season | - | ||
| 2009-09-05 | 2009-09-06 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Right | Foot | Contusion | - | ||
| 2009-05-05 | 2009-05-06 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Right | Foot | Contusion | Bone | - | |
| 2009-05-03 | 2009-05-04 | DTD | 1 | 0 | Right | Foot | Contusion | Bone | - | |
| 2009-05-01 | 2009-05-01 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Foot | Contusion | - | ||
| 2008-11-24 | 2008-11-24 | Off | 0 | 0 | Right | Hip | Surgery | Debridement and Bony Lesion | 2008-11-24 | |
| 2008-07-28 | 2008-07-28 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Hip | Soreness | Said To Be Playing Through Pain From GM | - | |
| 2007-07-27 | 2007-08-27 | 15-DL | 31 | 28 | Right | Hand | Surgery | 4th Metacarpal | 2007-07-07 | |
| 2006-08-22 | 2006-08-23 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Ankle | Sprain | In Collision with Player | - | ||
| 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-11 | DTD | 2 | 2 | Right | Fingers | Laceration | Tip of Middle Finger | - |
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2011-02-02 13:00:00 | Every player's a five tool player although some tools are better than others.
That said, let's try for established players, CarGo, Shin-Soo, David Wright, and Nelson Cruz. David Wright, Colby Rasmus, and Chase Utley might qualify. (Bob from Seattle) | Yes siree, Bob! I'll keep that in mind, but mostly I just wanted to say that to someone actually named Bob. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2011-01-05 13:00:00 | Have you ever looked into the effect of players that are criminally overlooked by voters for seasonal awards (e.g. Chase Utley most recently but also Trammell for instance) or All Star selections and how this is then sometimes held against them when it comes to the Hall of Fame? (Aaron from YYZ) | I think this bias is already reflected in the Bill James Hall of Fame Monitor and Hall of Fame Standards metrics, a system that's ripe for a much closer look than anyone has given them in years. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-12-14 13:00:00 | How much does Lee improve the Phillies odds of taking the NL East? Something like from 50% to 80%? I realize the effect is dramatic, but people are acting like this essentially gives them the division. That's a team with a lot of aging players, including a pitching staff that's logged a TON of innings over the past few seasons. Am I crazy to think that the regular season is still worth playing? (mravery from Raleigh) | Of course it is. The Phillies are perhaps one major Chase Utley injury away from offensive mediocrity, and examples like the '84 Pirates or the 2010 A's serve as useful reminders that winning the league's ERA title doesn't automatically put you in the postseason. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-11-23 13:00:00 | Chase Utley: HOF? (Tony from Albuquerque) | I'm skeptical, not because peak Chase Utley isn't a Hall-caliber player but because he didn't really establish himself in the majors until age 25, or top 110 games until age 26. He'll be 32 next month and he has less than 1,100 hits. Nobody with less than 2,000 hits whose career began in the expansion era (1961 onward) has ever been voted in by the writers. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-11-23 13:00:00 | Hello Jay! Please keep up the great work! :) Since it is getting colder and colder outside, it becomes that much easier to stay inside and daydream about baseball. I have two questions:
1.) While you've probably answered this before, who are some players you think will surprise us at the end of their careers as solid Hall of Fame candidates (Chase Utley could be on this path).
2.) LOVED your evaluating managers book! Are you planning to write another book anytime? Is anyone else at BP publishing anytime soon? Thank you again! Have a great Thanksgiving! (Stacy from Springfield, IL) | Stacy, while I appreciate the kind words, that was my unrelated namesake Chris Jaffe who did the managers book. I have a book project of my own on the back burner, and coming from BP publishing are the 2011 annual and a Joe Sheehan collection. Your first question is a good one for the basis of an article, I think, so I'm going to save it for a day I can answer it without looking at the clock.
Two more questions because I literally do have a plane to catch. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-03-25 14:00:00 | With second basemen tending to hit that early cliff, do you think Chase Utley is the player we've come to expect this season? (Will Bailey from Washington) | Yes. Late starter, very adept around the bag. He's more Jeff Kent than anything else, and he'll be good for a long time. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2010-03-15 16:00:00 | Why not. Who are your preseason top 5 in the AL and NL MVP races? (Cheese from DC) | In the NL, it's a 3 horse race between Albert Pujols, Chase Utley (someone give the man an MVP!), and Tim Lincecum. Although I'm a fan of keeping pitchers out of the MVP award...
In the AL: it's predictable and boring, but A-Rod is healthy... in the non-Yankee division? Victor Martinez? I'm trying desperately to come up with names that weren't in the top 7 of last year's ballot so I can appear hip and trendy. The sad truth is that if you want a pre-season top 5, look at the post-season top five from last year. (Russell A. Carleton) |
| 2010-02-17 16:00:00 | Fantasy Keeper question: Which six do you like the best for this coming year? Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Troy Tulowitzki, Nelson Cruz, Felix Hernandez, Yovanni Gallardo, Clayton Kershaw, Tommy Hanson, and Clay Buchholz. Right now, I would say Howard, Utley, Tulo, Felix, Hanson, and Gallardo. But I am having a tough time deciding and was wondering if you could throw in your two cents. Have a great day Tommy !! (Lopecci from Cubicle City) | Assuming traditional 5x5, I'd say Howard, Utley, Tulo, Felix, Cruz, Kershaw. But at the end there it's pretty close. Oh, and you too! (Tommy Bennett) |
| 2010-01-14 16:00:00 | In terms of perfection, isn't there a saying, those who live in glass houses should not throw stones? Who's your favorite past and current ML'er? (Gary from Also a pyschologist) | I'm taking it as a personal mission to get Chase Utley an MVP award at some point. I grew up thinking that Joe Carter was the greatest human being ever. Yay Cleveland! (Russell A. Carleton) |
| 2010-01-04 14:00:00 | Do you think Gordon Beckham still has a chance of being "the right handed version of Chase Utley" that the White Sox thought he was going to eventually become? Seems lofty to me, but it's lofty to compare anyone to maybe the 2nd best player in the game. (scott from chicago) | I do think at Utley comp is pretty risky, but I do think he's the kind of guy who is going to sell a ton of jerseys in Chicago. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2010-01-12 18:30:00 | Is there any chance that Matt Wieters outproduces Brian McCann this season, or am I a few years away? And how good do you think Adam JOnes can be? (John from NJ) | Per Lloyd Christmas's experiences with Mary Swanson, there's always a chance. But I would bet against that type of occurrence next season. Wieters should easily outplay his 2009 self next season but McCann is probably second to Chase Utley on the list of most underappreciatedly awesome players in the game. Adam Jones, jury is still out on him for me. Too small of a defensive sample to call him poor, but he could end up being offensively similar to Shane Victorino as easily as he could be a .365/.520 player. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2009-12-29 15:00:00 | You mentioned Blyleven as one of those guys who weren't considered HoF-worthy by the general public while they played but majority sees them that way now. Who do you see among currently active players as as a possible surprise HoF inductee some day (or at least a controversial also-ran)? (Klaus from Berlin) | Chase Utley. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-12-11 13:00:00 | The Phillies will be sorry if they trade ______ for Doc Halladay. (Neil from NJ) | Chase Utley. Provided they could get Halladay to sign an extension, there is no Philly prospect who should be untouchable. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-11-24 13:00:00 | More ridiculous recipient of an MVP vote this year, Placido Polanco or Jeremy Affeldt? (brian from brooklyn) | More ridiculous is Chase Utley falling out of the top five. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2009-10-20 14:00:00 | Who is your favorite player on the Phillies?
(SteveJeltzPhanClub from Santa Barbara, CA) | Chase Utley. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-10-02 14:00:00 | Most underappreciated season this year? (dtwhite from Toronto) | Javier Vazquez or Chase Utley. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-08-25 13:00:00 | Beckett, Verlander, Lincecum and Halladay have all had rough patches the last couple of weeks.
Its a funny game.
What's your current favorite "its a funny game" oddity? (ekanenh from Capitol City) | Well, the unassisted triple play to end the game against the game's unluckiest team this year is up there. I've also attended two games where 2Bs dropped pop-ups for runs, the Luis Castillo game and Monday's Mets game, where Chase Utley gave Angel Pagan a Little League home run. Then there's Adam Eaton being forced to bat and drawing a walk in the middle of a game-winning rally...OK, too long. I guess it's time for...
...lightning round! (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-06-25 13:00:00 | Joe: What player(s) (non-Pujols division), if any, with less than 10 years of MLB service could retire at the end of this season and be a pretty good bet for the HoF? (If Albert pulled a Jim Brown, he would still be a shoo-in, right?) (Matt from Chicago) | Tough call. Does Miguel Cabrera get a look? I don't think any pitchers do. Chase Utley on peak value? (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-05-21 14:00:00 | Is Chase Utley at NL 2B the easiest of the All-Star picks? I mean, even Adrian Gonzalez is giving "some" sort of competition to Pujols. But Utley is just far above everyone, isn't he? Is he still somehow the most underrated player in baseball? (Taco from Philly) | Pujols, although Utley is up there. You can't not pick the best player in baseball, no matter what the other guys are doing. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-02-19 13:00:00 | Any updates or prognosis on Chase Utley? When he's back, would you expect huim to be limited physically like with some wist/hand/thumb injuries, or all the way back? (dbiester from Brooklyn) | Utley's doing some drills and running, but isn't 100%. I think he should be close to his goal of playing on Opening Day, but until we get to see him play, it's very hard to guess how it will affect him. I think a bit less running, but I'm more concerned with whether it alters his swing any or gets in his head. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-11-07 13:00:00 | Hey Joe, Keith Law in his chat yesterday declared Chase Utley to be the best player in baseball, better than Pujols. Considering Pujols out-VORPed Utley 96-62 this year and is a GG defender at first (screw what the vote says) is it safe to say that KLaw is off his rocker on this one? (Henry from Princeton) | You also have to screw what the vote says on Utley, who according to at least one metric (+/-, by BIS), was the best defensive player in baseball this year. I disagree with Keith's conclusion, but you know, I think he's a lot closer to the truth than the mainstream opinion of Utley, which wouldn't have him anywhere near the discussion. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-10-20 13:00:00 | I don't have a strong interest in either World Series team. Can you outline some reasons to root for each team? (Andy from Gettysburg College) | Well, first, you can root for the baseball season to last seven more games instead of the minimum four. Second, there are good storylines here, some of which are kind of obvious, such as the 1969 Mets-like rise of the Rays. The Phillies are also a generally downtrodden franchise with a whole bunch of fun players like Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hamels, and Brad Lidge. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-05-01 13:00:00 | So Joe. We're a month in, and shockingly, the Mets haven't clinched the East yet. Do the Phillies have a shot at 75 wins this year? They've had their best April in recent memory, and have done so without Rollins and Victorino for the last 3 weeks, and with Ryan Howard looking more and more like dead in the water Mo Vaughn. Is it time to possibly start giving them their respect after basically writing them off before the season even started? (Ryan from Philly) | And with Chase Utley hitting like Rogers Hornsby, and Pat Burrell and Jayson Werth over their heads. It all counts, Ryan. Romero, Lidge and Durbin have a 32/22 K/BB and a collective ERA under 1.00. The Phillies are 15-13, +11, which is basically the team I thought they were. They'll be in the hunt, and probably fall short when the pitching does. Lovely park, though. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-03-19 13:00:00 | Can the case be made to draft Chase Utley in the top four of a keeper league draft?
While ARod, Wright, Reyes, Hanley, Pujols, and Santana are available. It seems every good 2B is being kept. (StBonaAlum from Albany, NY) | You just made the case. 2B is already among the scarcest position, but at that stage, take a look at how much of a drop in production you're really taking. I'd guess the algebra isn't going to give you the expected answer. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-03-18 17:00:00 | What sort of numbers do you think Pujols will put up this year? Who will challenge him among National League hitters? (Tim W. from Austin) | I see no reason why his EqA won't be in the high .320s/low .330s, regardless of his troubles. One of the men most capable of challenging him is now in Detroit. The departure of Miguel Cabrera to Detroit makes him a bit safer, but Ryan Braun can challenge. If Chipper Jones approximates his 2007 and stays healthy, he's right there in MLVr with Pujols. Ditto Matt Holliday and Chase Utley. (Jim Baker) |
| 2008-03-07 13:00:00 | Any idea how PFM for a 6x6 league (walks included) ranks Brian Roberts 15 spots ahead of Chase Utley? That seems pretty crazy to me. (Brent from Raleigh) | PFM loves scarcity, and Roberts' ability to steal bases is a huge asset that Utley can't match. But you might want to use the version of PFM that uses Standings Gain Points (SGP), which tends to damp down the emphasis on stolen bases (and other scarce categories) to some extent. (Nate Silver) |
| 2008-02-19 13:00:00 | Should I go for the steady production of a Matt Holliday or Chase Utley or the enormous upside with Ryan Braun, if I want to win this year? And for the next three years? (Will Thompson from Fullerton, CA) | I'd go in that order, but in three years, I'm not sure Braun isn't one of the top five hitters in the game. (Will Carroll) |
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-06 10:00:00 | 2010 Playoffs Day One | Rob (Morton): For the record, the "you are the man" sign is because of Harry Kalas. He used that phrase for Chase Utley, though. Sorry make-a-sign lady. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2010-10-06 10:00:00 | 2010 Playoffs Day One | Good to see that Chase Utley's hair gel is in peak postseason form. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2009-11-02 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game Five | Chase Utley's hair was an extra in the Farrell-Foxx version of Miami Vice, I think. (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-11-02 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game Five | I think no one has won WS MVP losing a series that didn't go seven, but isn't Chase Utley the runaway guy right now? (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Does Chase Utley have a car dealership? He looks like that kind of guy, like John Elway. With this economy, what's the equivalent of the car dealership for athletes now, or do they even need it with their contracts? There's an interesting sociological question - where are the guys who signed the biggest contract of their day? Ryne Sandberg is a minor league manager. Kirby Puckett has passed, but would surely be in the Twins org doing something. Who else? (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Chase Utley: About to be less underrated by Earth. Steven, to answer your question, it's cold and damp. I checked out because I didn't feel like live-testing the saturation point of an Inspiron 9300. Worse is no monitors up here. I still don't know what happened in the fifth. (Will watch the whole thing again from home, anyway.) I'm at the World Series. You could sit me between Carrot Top and a random corpse and I'd be fine. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Just curious, how highly rated was Chase Utley as a prospect? I know he skipped a level (AA?) but was he ever a top five guy? (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Chase Utley just got tattos all over his body? (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Chase Utley just channeled Josh Hamilton. Wow, how far did that fly? (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-10-16 13:00:00 | NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One | And Vicente Padilla gets through the first on nine pitches, with a lone single by Chase Utley the sole blemish. Good start for the Dodgers. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-10-15 17:00:00 | 2009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers) | twinkies25 (MN): So, do you guys think that Chase Utley or Dan Haren will get any consideration for MVP and Cy Young? (not that they deserve them, but they both had fantastic years). The only thing seperating them from those awards are The Machine and The Freak (no offense for Cardinal and Giant fans, I love them as much as you do!!) I tend not to worry so much about mid-ballot finishes. I do take umbrage with certain voters, for instance, leaving Halladay off of their ballot/out of the top three, but in the NL Haren shouldn't be in the top three, and Pujols is certainly the MVP, which isn't up for debate. Utley is definitely the most valuable Phillies player, but his MVP chances are nowhere near the same as, say, Wainwright or Carpenter winning the Cy over Lincecum. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2008-10-13 17:00:00 | NLCS Game Four | So, for all the words I've expended about the NL MVP race, and how the first baseman isn't the most valuable guy on the right side of the infield, the last 15 minutes made the case better than I ever could. Defense matters. Real defense, not reputation. Chase Utley can play the position. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-10-13 17:00:00 | NLCS Game Four | "George (New York): I thought Chase Utley grew up in California. Why does FOX portray him as a country bumpkin?" Probably his choice of college. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-10-02 11:00:00 | Thursday Playoff Games | Sabathia blows away Chase Utley with 96 mph gas inside to get the huge second out. I bet he does the same to Howard here. (Kevin Goldstein) |
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