FACTS/FLUKES: Utley, Cueto, Craig, Burnett, Rizzo
Sep 24 2012
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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