Draft Day Challenge, April 9 (baseballguys.com)

Daily baseball is all the rage in the fantasy sports world, so I will be covering the game a couple of times a week here at BaseballGuys.com. To that end, I've partnered with DraftDay.com to give all my wonderful followers, that's you, the chance to play the game on a daily basis. On Tuesday and [...]

2 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Chase Utley went 3-for-3 with a homer, a triple and three RBI against the Braves on Monday.

Utley really turned it on in the second half of the spring, and he appears poised to be one of the NL's top players early on this season. He may turn into a sell-high candidate later, but enjoy the ride for now.

2 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Chase Utley went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI against the Red Sox on Sunday.

That's three homers in two days for Utley. He also swiped his second base today. Better for him if the regular season were starting tomorrow.

2 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Chase Utley hit a pair of homers off Wei-Yin Chen in the Phillies' win over the Orioles on Saturday.

Utley wasn't even able to play in spring games the last two years, so he's already off to a much better start in 2013. He hadn't been doing a whole lot offensively until today, but he's now up to .255/.377/.471 in 51 at-bats in Grapefruit League play.

2 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and walked Tuesday versus the Tigers.

It was his first homer. Utley's knees are definitely in better shape this spring than in the last two. He's off to a bit of a slow start at the plate, going 5-for-27 so far, but all that really matters is that he's holding up physically.

3 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Chase Utley (knees) was scratched from Tuesday's Grapefruit League game.

This isn't injury-related. Utley was removed from the lineup due to weather conditions.

3 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Chase Utley (knees) is expected to start Saturday's Grapefruit League opener against the Astros.

Utley hasn't appeared in a spring training game since 2010 due to his chronically injured knees, so it's a sign that he remains on track to be ready for Opening Day. The 34-year-old will be a risk in fantasy leagues going into the season, but has a chance to be undervalued at a thin second base position.

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