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Utley Out Until June 2009?

by Anthony Amobi

This is not good for Phillie fans, not good at all…

Three-time All-Star Chase Utley, who anchored the middle of the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 regular season.

Utley will have surgery next week to repair any bone or cartilage damage he may have in his right hip. He will be able to begin baseball activity in three to four months. But depending on the extent of the damage, full recovery could take until May, team officials said Thursday.

“Our feeling is that he’s going to be fairly close to ready if not ready by opening day,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “We fully expect to have Chase Utley with us for the bulk of the season.”

I’m sure Utley will play at some point next season; however, he is utterly important to that lineup, and one has to think how the complexity of the team will change if he is out of the lineup.


Posted in Players on November 21st, 2008

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