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PA	AVG	HR	R	RBI	SB	DRC+	WARP
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Birth Date	12-17-1978
Height	6' 1"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	45 years, 4 months, 9 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2003	PHI	24	43	152	32	10	1	2	11	22	6	2	0	.239	.322	.373	87	-2.0	-0.2	3.0	0.5
2004	PHI	25	94	287	71	11	2	13	15	40	2	4	1	.266	.308	.468	101	0.8	2.2	3.5	1.3
2005	PHI	26	147	628	158	39	6	28	69	109	9	16	3	.291	.376	.540	126	20.1	0.6	2.7	4.1
2006	PHI	27	160	739	203	40	4	32	63	132	14	15	4	.309	.379	.527	120	23.1	4.3	-3.1	4.4
2007	PHI	28	132	613	176	48	5	22	50	89	25	9	1	.332	.410	.566	140	33.8	3.6	7.2	6.1
2008	PHI	29	159	707	177	41	4	33	64	104	27	14	2	.292	.380	.535	136	32.7	-0.5	-1.5	5.0
2009	PHI	30	156	687	161	28	4	31	88	110	24	23	0	.282	.397	.508	136	32.0	3.0	8.3	6.3
2010	PHI	31	115	511	117	20	2	16	63	63	18	13	2	.275	.387	.445	125	15.8	2.0	11.2	4.4
2011	PHI	32	103	454	103	21	6	11	39	47	14	14	0	.259	.344	.425	114	7.9	0.9	6.5	2.9
2012	PHI	33	83	362	77	15	2	11	43	43	12	11	1	.256	.365	.429	118	7.4	2.9	4.2	2.5
2013	PHI	34	131	531	135	25	6	18	45	79	5	8	3	.284	.348	.475	122	13.5	1.6	0.0	3.1
2014	PHI	35	155	664	159	36	6	11	53	85	13	10	1	.270	.339	.407	115	11.1	2.8	4.3	3.8
2015	LAN	36	34	141	25	9	1	3	10	29	6	1	0	.202	.291	.363	78	-3.0	-0.4	1.6	0.2
2015	PHI	36	73	282	54	12	1	5	22	35	4	3	0	.217	.284	.333	76	-6.8	-1.1	-2.0	-0.3
2016	LAN	37	138	565	129	26	3	14	40	115	11	2	2	.252	.319	.396	89	-6.4	-1.1	1.1	0.9
2017	LAN	38	127	353	73	20	4	8	32	57	9	6	1	.236	.324	.405	92	-2.4	2.0	-1.4	0.7
2018	LAN	39	87	187	35	10	1	1	17	34	5	3	1	.213	.305	.305	83	-3.3	1.9	-3.5	0.0
Career			1937	7863	1885	411	58	259	724	1193	204	154	22	.275	.358	.465	116	174.2	24.5	42.0	45.9

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2000	BAT	A-	NYP	0	173	.000	.000	.000	.352			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	CLR	A+	FSL	122	523	.000	.000	.000	.286			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	SWB	AAA	INT	125	534	.000	.000	.000	.293			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	PHI	MLB	NL	43	152	.269	.334	.429	.270	96	-2.8	4.0	-0.2	87	13	3.0	-0.2	-2.0	0.5
2003	SWB	AAA	INT	113	490	.000	.000	.000	.358			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	PHI	MLB	NL	94	287	.261	.328	.416	.269	99	4.5	8.5	-1.2	101	11	3.5	2.2	0.8	1.3
2004	SWB	AAA	INT	33	144	.000	.000	.000	.330			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	PHI	MLB	NL	147	628	.264	.328	.410	.315	101	31.6	18.1	-1.3	126	10	2.7	0.6	20.1	4.1
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	160	739	.270	.340	.437	.343	98	36.8	22.3	-1.3	120	7	-3.1	4.3	23.1	4.4
2007	PHI	MLB	NL	132	613	.265	.335	.422	.362	104	41.5	18.2	-0.9	140	11	7.2	3.6	33.8	6.1
2007	REA	AA	EAS	3	11	.250	.317	.368	.125	114	-1.6	0.3	-0.1	49	0	0.1	0.0	-0.6	0.0
2008	PHI	MLB	NL	159	707	.262	.330	.418	.301	98	39.5	20.4	-1.1	136	9	-1.5	-0.5	32.7	5.0
2009	PHI	MLB	NL	156	687	.264	.334	.423	.300	97	42.9	19.8	-0.9	136	8	8.3	3.0	32.0	6.3
2010	PHI	MLB	NL	115	511	.260	.329	.403	.288	93	29.7	14.1	-0.6	125	10	11.2	2.0	15.8	4.4
2010	CLR	A+	FSL	4	13	.268	.312	.386	.300	94	0.3	0.4	-0.1	103	0	-0.4	-0.3	0.0	0.0
2011	PHI	MLB	NL	103	454	.254	.321	.394	.269	92	14	12.2	-0.6	114	9	6.5	0.9	7.9	2.9
2011	CLR	A+	FSL	9	36	.264	.324	.385	.320	105	0.4	1.1	-0.2	105	0	-1.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
2012	PHI	MLB	NL	83	362	.251	.314	.393	.261	99	8.8	9.9	-0.5	118	11	4.2	2.9	7.4	2.5
2012	CLR	A+	FSL	9	38	.264	.334	.395	.148	109	-1.4	1.1	-0.5	61	0	0.6	0.1	-1.4	0.0
2012	LEH	AAA	INT	1	5	.290	.356	.405	.500	93	1.1	0.1	0	85	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2013	PHI	MLB	NL	131	531	.250	.311	.385	.305	104	16.3	14.0	-0.7	122	11	0.0	1.6	13.5	3.1
2013	REA	AA	EAS	2	9	.249	.318	.379	.000	106	-2.2	0.2	0	29	0	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	-0.1
2014	PHI	MLB	NL	155	664	.248	.308	.379	.295	99	14.9	17.1	-0.9	115	6	4.3	2.8	11.1	3.8
2015	LAN	MLB	NL	34	141	.252	.315	.407	.237	93	-2.2	3.8	-0.2	78	10	1.6	-0.4	-3.0	0.2
2015	PHI	MLB	NL	73	282	.256	.315	.397	.227	96	-4.5	7.6	-0.6	76	10	-2.0	-1.1	-6.8	-0.3
2015	REA	AA	EAS	2	9	.263	.325	.387	.571	86	1.5	0.2	0	145	0	0.4	-0.5	0.2	0.0
2015	LEH	AAA	INT	1	4	.218	.289	.323	.667	101	1.1	0.1	-0.1	139	0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
2016	LAN	MLB	NL	138	565	.258	.324	.421	.299	90	8.8	16.0	-0.7	89	9	1.1	-1.1	-6.4	0.9
2017	LAN	MLB	NL	127	353	.255	.323	.427	.264	93	2.4	10.3	-1.3	92	9	-1.4	2.0	-2.4	0.7
2018	LAN	MLB	NL	87	187	.252	.318	.408	.262	96	-3.8	5.2	-0.2	83	10	-3.5	1.9	-3.3	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2000	BAT	A-	NYP	173	153	21	47	13	1	2	68	22	18	23	5	3	.307	.387	.444	.137	0	0
2001	CLR	A+	FSL	523	467	65	120	25	2	16	197	59	37	88	19	8	.257	.327	.422	.165	1	1
2002	SWB	AAA	INT	534	464	73	122	39	1	17	214	70	46	89	8	3	.263	.355	.461	.198	0	0
2003	PHI	MLB	NL	152	134	13	32	10	1	2	50	21	11	22	2	0	.239	.322	.373	.134	1	0
2003	SWB	AAA	INT	490	431	80	139	26	2	18	223	77	41	75	10	4	.323	.395	.517	.195	0	0
2004	PHI	MLB	NL	287	267	36	71	11	2	13	125	57	15	40	4	1	.266	.308	.468	.202	2	1
2004	SWB	AAA	INT	144	123	23	35	8	1	6	63	25	18	29	4	2	.285	.376	.512	.228	0	0
2005	PHI	MLB	NL	628	543	93	158	39	6	28	293	105	69	109	16	3	.291	.376	.540	.249	7	0
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	739	658	131	203	40	4	32	347	102	63	132	15	4	.309	.379	.527	.219	4	0
2007	REA	AA	EAS	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.000	0	0
2007	PHI	MLB	NL	613	530	104	176	48	5	22	300	103	50	89	9	1	.332	.410	.566	.234	7	1
2008	PHI	MLB	NL	707	607	113	177	41	4	33	325	104	64	104	14	2	.292	.380	.535	.244	8	1
2009	PHI	MLB	NL	687	571	112	161	28	4	31	290	93	88	110	23	0	.282	.397	.508	.226	4	0
2010	CLR	A+	FSL	13	12	1	3	0	2	0	7	1	1	2	0	0	.250	.308	.583	.333	0	0
2010	PHI	MLB	NL	511	425	75	117	20	2	16	189	65	63	63	13	2	.275	.387	.445	.169	5	0
2011	CLR	A+	FSL	36	32	4	9	2	0	1	14	4	3	6	1	0	.281	.361	.438	.156	0	0
2011	PHI	MLB	NL	454	398	54	103	21	6	11	169	44	39	47	14	0	.259	.344	.425	.166	2	1
2012	LEH	AAA	INT	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	.600	0	0
2012	PHI	MLB	NL	362	301	48	77	15	2	11	129	45	43	43	11	1	.256	.365	.429	.173	6	0
2012	CLR	A+	FSL	38	32	3	5	0	0	1	8	5	3	5	1	0	.156	.263	.250	.094	1	0
2013	PHI	MLB	NL	531	476	73	135	25	6	18	226	69	45	79	8	3	.284	.348	.475	.191	5	0
2013	REA	AA	EAS	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2014	PHI	MLB	NL	664	589	74	159	36	6	11	240	78	53	85	10	1	.270	.339	.407	.138	9
2015	LAN	MLB	NL	141	124	14	25	9	1	3	45	9	10	29	1	0	.202	.291	.363	.161	1	0
2015	PHI	MLB	NL	282	249	23	54	12	1	5	83	30	22	35	3	0	.217	.284	.333	.116	7	0
2015	LEH	AAA	INT	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	.000	0	0
2015	REA	AA	EAS	9	8	3	4	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.556	.625	.125	0	0
2016	LAN	MLB	NL	565	512	79	129	26	3	14	203	52	40	115	2	2	.252	.319	.396	.145	1	1
2017	LAN	MLB	NL	353	309	43	73	20	4	8	125	34	32	57	6	1	.236	.324	.405	.168	2	1
2018	LAN	MLB	NL	187	164	18	35	10	1	1	50	14	17	34	3	1	.213	.305	.305	.091	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2641	0.5127	0.4366	0.8309	0.5857	0.2797	0.9016	0.6750	0.1691	-0.0128
2009	2790	0.4892	0.3638	0.8355	0.5231	0.2112	0.9034	0.6744	0.1645	-0.0083
2010	2021	0.4795	0.3869	0.8478	0.5439	0.2424	0.8937	0.7529	0.1522	-0.0063
2011	1730	0.5029	0.4029	0.8723	0.5782	0.2256	0.9304	0.7216	0.1277	0.0003
2012	1400	0.5064	0.3857	0.8685	0.5388	0.2287	0.9398	0.6962	0.1315	-0.0082
2013	2015	0.5072	0.4184	0.8197	0.5470	0.2860	0.9088	0.6444	0.1803	-0.0015
2014	2505	0.4990	0.4212	0.8588	0.5904	0.2526	0.9160	0.7256	0.1412	0.0032
2015	1605	0.4829	0.4106	0.8543	0.5794	0.2530	0.9287	0.6952	0.1457	-0.0053
2016	2217	0.4899	0.3996	0.8104	0.5589	0.2467	0.8995	0.6165	0.1896	0.0000
2017	1326	0.5128	0.3839	0.8585	0.5515	0.2074	0.9307	0.6567	0.1415	0.0000
2018	757	0.5086	0.3765	0.8667	0.5299	0.2177	0.9118	0.7531	0.1333	0.0000
Career	21007	0.4982	0.4010	0.8440	0.5590	0.2442	0.9125	0.6878	0.1560	-0.0040

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-04-07	2014-04-10	DTD	3	2	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2013-05-21	2013-06-21	15-DL	31	28	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2012-03-26	2012-06-27	15-DL	93	76	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	Player Collision	-
2004-09-09	2004-09-11	DTD	2	2	Right	Fingers	Laceration	Tip of Middle Finger	-
2002-08-12	2002-09-05	Minors	24	0	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	LAN	$1,000,000
2017	LAN	$2,000,000
2016	LAN	$7,000,000
2015	PHI	$15,000,000
2014	PHI	$15,000,000
2013	PHI	$15,285,714
2012	PHI	$15,285,714
2011	PHI	$15,285,714
2010	PHI	$15,285,714
2009	PHI	$11,285,714
2008	PHI	$7,785,714
2007	PHI	$4,785,714
2006	PHI	$500,000
2005	PHI	$345,000
2003	PHI	$300,000

Years	Description	Salary
16 yr	Previous	$126,144,998
16 yr	Total	$126,144,998

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
15 y 27 d	Arn Tellem	2 years/$2M (2018-19)

Details

2 years/$2M (2018-19). Re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/17/18. 18:$1M, 19:$1M. Released by LA Dodgers 11/9/18 (retiring). Retired 6/21/19.
1 year/$2M (2017). Re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/12/17. Performance bonuses:$62,500 each 40, 60, 80, 100 games played. $62,500 each for 400, 450 PA. $0.125M for 500 PA.
1 year/$7M (2016). Re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 12/9/15.
2 years/$27M (2014-15)+2016-18 options. Signed extension with Philadelphia 8/8/13. 14:$15M, 15:$10M, 16-18:$15M vesting options ($2M buyout for 2016). 2015 salary increases by $5M to $15M with 15 days or less on disabled list in 2014 with knee injury (met 9/14). Options guaranteed with 500 plate appearances in previous season. If an option fails to vest, it becomes a club option valued between $5M and $11M based on days spent on disabled list in previous season. Award bonuses, including $50,000 for All-Star selection. Full no-trade clause. acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Philadelphia 8/20/15, with about $5.7M remaining on contract (about $3.7M in 2015 salary, plus $2M buyout) with Phillies responsible for about $3.7M, pending performance bonuses and decision on 2016 option. Elected free agency 11/7/15.
7 years/$85M (2007-13). Signed extension with Philadelphia 1/07 (avoided arbitration, $6.25M-$4.5M). $2M signing bonus, 07:$4.5M, 08:$7.5M, 09:$11M, 10:$15M, 11:$15M, 12:$15M, 13:$15M. Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star. Limited no-trade protection, upgraded through most favored nation provision allowing Howard to block deals to 21 clubs, matching limited no-trade clause extended to Cliff Lee in Dec. 2010).
1 year/$0.5M (2006). Renewed by Philadelphia 3/06.
1 year/$0.345M (2005). Renewed by Philadelphia 3/05 (split contract).
1 year (2004). Optioned to Triple-A 4/04. Recalled 6/04.
1 year/$0.3M (2003). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 11/02. Optioned to Triple-A 4/03. Recalled 4/03. Optioned 5/03. Recalled 8/03.
Drafted by Philadelphia 2000 (1-15) (UCLA). $1.78M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	379	45	94	22	2	8	42	34	71	5	2	.282	.360	.432	112	28.0	2B -3, 1B 0	2.6
80^o	360	41	85	20	2	7	38	31	69	4	1	.266	.343	.408	104	22.4	2B -3, 1B 0	2.0
70^o	347	38	79	18	2	7	36	29	68	4	1	.256	.332	.396	99	18.6	2B -3, 1B 0	1.6
60^o	336	36	74	17	2	6	34	27	66	4	1	.247	.320	.378	95	15.5	2B -3, 1B 0	1.3
50^o	325	34	70	16	2	6	32	26	65	4	1	.241	.315	.372	90	12.8	2B -3, 1B 0	1.0
40^o	314	32	67	15	2	6	30	24	64	3	1	.238	.309	.369	86	10.2	2B -3, 1B 0	0.8
30^o	303	30	61	14	1	5	28	23	62	3	1	.224	.295	.338	82	7.6	2B -3, 1B 0	0.5
20^o	290	28	57	13	1	5	26	21	61	3	1	.218	.287	.333	76	4.8	2B -3, 1B 0	0.2
10^o	271	25	50	12	1	4	24	18	58	3	1	.203	.267	.309	69	1.2	2B -2, 1B 0	-0.1
Weighted Mean	328	35	72	17	2	6	32	26	65	4	1	.246	.318	.379	92	13.6	2B -3, 1B 0	1.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who is most likely to win World Series MVP for each team? (k3o3r9n0 from Boston)	Chase Utley and Derek Fisher (Nicolas Stellini)
2016-12-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If you had to turn the Angels into a contender in this offseason, how would you do it? No care in the world about future prospects but realistic spending limits. As long as you can win in 2017, that's all that matters. (JustinPerline from NY)	Hey Justin. They're actually not as far away as one might imagine. Part One: DON'T TRADE TROUT. Part Two: Sign Tyson Ross, because your entire rotation is about crossing your fingers anyway. Then I sign Chase Utley for the infield. Deal Jahmai Jones and Taylor Ward for a starting pitcher. Maybe I trade Cam Bedrosian to a team that wants a cheap closer ... for another starting pitcher and worry about the bullpen in July. (The answer is more/better starting pitching.) (Bryan Grosnick)
2016-07-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How would you project Cristin Stewart's and Scott Kingery's hit/power in the show? (Thomas from TX)	Stewart projects to have more power in the majors. Kingery's expected to take over for Chase Utley, but he likely doesn't have the power Utley has. The Phillies are advancing him through the ranks pretty quickly, with his Double-A promotion, so we might learn the answer to at least Kingery's power-potential pretty soon. (Jessica Quiroli)
2015-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's going on, Jeff. Thanks for all your work. Is the pitchers version of hit tool for you? In that I mean with the hit tool it seems that it's the hardest for hitters to learn or grow into. You either have it or you don't. When I see a pitcher with command issues I always right off their OFP because it just never seems to come together. Does this seem accurate to you or did I watch too many Jonathon Sanchez games over the past decade? Thanks! (ssauve25 from SF)	I could see someone being scarred by Jonathan Sanchez. One of my favorite in-person baseball memories (probably 3rd or 4th on my personal list of games I attended) was when he plunked Chase Utley in the 2010 NLCS and Utley tossed the ball back to him as only Chase can and the benches emptied. It's one of the few times I've seen my dad look like he wanted to charge the mound from the stands. But to answer your question... No, I think there is much more potential for a pitcher to improve his command than for a hitter to improve his pure hitting ability and feel for the barrel. That's much more innate. A pitcher can improve his command by refining his mechanics, release point, gaining strength, etc. For a hitter, the ability to barrel up a baseball involves a lot of neurological skills that hitters either have or they dont. They can do some things to improve them, but you're not going to see major strides. It's like singing ability. I could take singing lessons and probably get a little better, but I'll never be any good. My younger bother, on the other hand, is an incredible singer. It's natural gift. That's how hitting is to a certain extent. There are things you can do to get better but you won't see a guy going from being a 40 hitter to a 70 hitter. You could see a guy going from having 40 fastball command to perhaps 60 if they make a lot of progress. (Jeff Moore)
2015-04-06 15:15:00 (link to chat)	Brewers are gonna need Jimmy Nelson to step up in order for them to be halfway competitive. Can we expect a sub 4 era? (lilbonest from Chicago)	Sure! Is there a major league pitcher who doesn't have a sub-4.00 ERA? You get a sub-4.00 ERA and you get a sub-4.00 ERA and you get a sub-4.00 ERA! Everyone gets a sub-4.00 ERA!! Brutal change up by Buchholz to strike out Chase Utley. That thing moved from the inside of the plate to outside the zone. I don't know how you hit that. Neither does Utley I suppose. (Matthew Kory)
2015-01-08 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Who won this dynasty trade: Chase Utley, Jayson Werth, Kyle Lohse for Yan Gomes, AJ Griffin, 25 overall in 2015 draft? (Grizz from America)	This is a good one for the fantasy guys, but I'll give you my take really quickly. Lohse is one of the most underrated pitchers in baseball (I kind of have a man crush on him - http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24770) so the team getting him automatically wins. Seriously though, this is a future vs. now trade, and the team getting the established guys seems to do really well here. Love Gomes, but your league probably doesn't account for pitch framing, so that tempers his fantasy value a bit. (Jeff Long)
2014-07-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How good is McCutchen? And, do you think he has a shot at the Hall of Fame years from now? (Kevin from Iowa)	It's so hard to say anyone that young will be a Hall of Famer, but there are only a handful of guys in the majors who have the start to a career that even makes it possible and yes, he's one of them. Longevity will be key, but he has a profile that should age nicely. A second MVP this season, which is a strong possibility, will certainly help, as would another playoff appearance (which sadly go hand in hand, and shouldn't). On a personal note, he is one of my three favorite players in the game to watch, along with Chase Utley and Mike Trout. (Jeff Moore)
2014-06-11 12:00:00 (link to chat)	What sort of moves would you make through the end of the season if you were running the Phillies? (Dave M. from Philadelphia)	If I were running the Phillies, I'd sell everything that isn't nailed down. So would you, I'm guessing. It's obviously what needs to be done. They're awful, they're really old, they're expensive, and their minor league system needs almost as much help as their major league team does. So sell sell sell sell. Clearly sell. But the thing about the Phillies is I'm not running them and neither are you. The interesting question is what will Ruben Amaro do? Or what will the ever-silent Phillies ownership do? And for that I have no answer. I'll say this additionally to throw a wrench in the works: if I'm running the Phillies, I don't want Amaro as the one in charge of tearing down the franchise. As lousy as the Phillies are, they do have some desirable players that could bring value from other teams. Do you want Amaro to be the one dealing with Billy Beane while trading Chase Utley to the A's? If you're a Phillies fan maybe that's the real danger. (Matthew Kory)
2014-05-15 20:00:00 (link to chat)	25 February 2014 Team A trades $9 JJ Hardy and $10 Brian Dozier to Team B for $38 Justin Verlander Contract years are the same for all players. Team A was willing to give up 43 middle infield home runs in order to get Verlander, letting Team B off a pre-auction high salary hook. Dynasty league with salary inflation to kick in next year, normal $260 limit at auction. Unlimited keepers so long as under the salary limit. Now the team that traded for Verlander wants to trade him back to the same owner. It’s clearly a dump trade. One thing that is bothersome besides the fact that we’re about two months before normal dumping time is that the dumping Team A is in THIRD PLACE in a league of 15 teams: #3 Team A trades $38 Justin Verlander and $12 Chase Utley to #1 Team B $1 Jose Fernandez and $1 Jedd Gyorko As a commissioner, would you allow this trade or call for a vote? (TeamPineTar from KC)	As commissioner, the first thing I would do is eliminate trade vetoes. (Bret Sayre)
2014-04-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What does it mean to have a long swing? (Alex from Kansas)	A long swing is basically when the bat enters the hitting zone late and exits early. There are a lot of causes for it, but it's easier to show examples than tell. See if you can't find a side clip of Chase Utley versus someone like Dan Uggla. The differences in bat path should be evident. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-03-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are the three mechanical things you look for in pitchers? Hitters? (Billy from Ocean)	With pitchers, I look for arm speed and the ability to repeat his mechanics. I'm not a mechanics guru like some of the guys we have here, but what I do want to see is the ability to have the same mechanics every single time. We can't project injuries anyway so unless they're really bad, they don't concern me too much. If you can't repeat them, however, you can't throw strikes. You can do a lot of things wrong, as long as you do them every time. For hitters, i want to see bat-speed and the ability to create backspin on the ball. You can refine the swing but you can't teach bat speed. Some guys have great swings but underwater bat speed. You can't help that guy. Backspin is what creates more power. When the ball has backspin off the bat, it carries. That's how small guys like Chase Utley hit for so much power. Bat speed and backspin. (Jeff Moore)
2013-06-27 13:15:00 (link to chat)	Do you agree with Dave Cameron that Chase Utley to the A's makes too much sense to NOT happen? (Michael from CA)	Haven't read Dave's piece, since it went up just as I started chatting, but it seems to me that the biggest obstacle in the way of Chase Utley going to any one particular team is the other teams that it might also make sense for him to be traded to. Most trades that make sense don't happen. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Morosi's prediction for PHI to finish ahead of ATL? (BOO-URN from parts unknown)	It seems silly, though last year at this time if you told me the Phillies were going to be a .500 team I would have thought you were huffing chemicals. Realistically, the Phillies would need a lot to go right for this to happen. If Roy Halladay returns to Cy Young form, then maybe the Phillies are an 87 win team. At that point, some combination of a breakout by Dom Brown or Darin Ruf, a full, healthy, and productive season by Ryan Howard or Chase Utley and something resembling a 2-3 win season from Delmon Young or Michael Young could make it happen. But it seems to be asking a lot for all of things to happen in 2013. (Mike Gianella)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Profar's power upside that of a Chase Utley? (rangerfans2 from Fort Worth)	I don't think Profar will hit 30+ home runs at the major league level, but he should develop game power as he continues to physically mature and could end up hitting 20+ at some point. (Jason Parks)
2012-08-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Neil Walker, is he for real? (redguy12588 from Pittsburgh)	I asked BP's John Perrotto a similar question a few weeks ago and he assured me that, yes, it is in fact real, citing adjustments in his approach that Walker has made this year. I wouldn't count on him being much better than this (.290/.352/.451), and it is his age-26 season, but will he be a solid second baseman for the foreseeable future? I think so. Just don't expect him to turn into the next Chase Utley. (Bradley Ankrom)
2012-04-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How do you think the NL East will play out this year? Phillies are still considered top in the division, but do you the Miam or Atlanta will come in at 2? And are the Nationals as good as they think they are? (Tom from State College)	Particularly because of the impact of losing both Chase Utley and Ryan Howard for considerable lengths of time - both absences are open-ended at this writing - I think the NL East is really up for grabs. It's not difficult to envision scenarios by which Braves, Marlins, and/or Nationals could challenge them. Personally, I think it's the Nats who will rise up out of the fray - I really like what they've done with their rotation, which is much deeper than that of the Marlins, who are up the creek if Josh Johnson isn't right. I'm not a huge fan of the Braves' offense, so I think they could underperform relative to the expectations of a team which just missed the playoffs last year. My browser is acting very buggy. Going to restart... (Jay Jaffe)
2012-04-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How do you think the NL East will play out this year? Phillies are still considered top in the division, but do you the Miam or Atlanta will come in at 2? And are the Nationals as good as they think they are? (Tom from State College)	Particularly because of the impact of losing both Chase Utley and Ryan Howard for considerable lengths of time - both absences are open-ended at this writing - I think the NL East is really up for grabs. It's not difficult to envision scenarios by which Braves, Marlins, and/or Nationals could challenge them. Personally, I think it's the Nats who will rise up out of the fray - I really like what they've done with their rotation, which is much deeper than that of the Marlins, who are up the creek if Josh Johnson isn't right. I'm not a huge fan of the Braves' offense, so I think they could underperform relative to the expectations of a team which just missed the playoffs last year. My browser is acting very buggy. Going to restart... (Jay Jaffe)
2011-02-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	Who is your favorite player on the Phillies? (SteveJeltzPhanClub from Santa Barbara, CA)	Chase Utley. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Most underappreciated season this year? (dtwhite from Toronto)	Javier Vazquez or Chase Utley. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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)

BP Roundtables

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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