FACTS/FLUKES: Utley, Cueto, Craig, Burnett, Rizzo

Short of his peak, Utley still produces ... After repeating his 2011 narrative of showing up for spring training in 2012 not really ready to play due to knee discomfort, Chase Utley's (2B, PHI) was a big question mark.  He looked sluggish and a far cry from one of the best second basemen in the game in 2011, but once he took the field in late June of 2012, he showed he still had some juice left: 

Year     AB   BA    xBA  ct%  bb%  HR  PX   hr/f  Spd  SB   G/L/F    
=====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ===  ====  ===  ==  ========  
2008    607  .292  .295   83   10  33  141   15%   94  14  33/24/42  
2009    571  .282  .267   81   13  31  132   14%  120  23  34/18/48  
2010    425  .275  .283   85   13  16  101   11%  101  13 ...

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