• Full name Chase Cameron Utley
  • Born 12/17/1978 in Pasadena, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School UCLA
  • Debut 04/04/2003
  • Drafted in the 1st round (15th overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2000 (signed for $1,780,000).
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    Utley is the spitting image of Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy, a lefthanded-hitting middle infielder who was a first-round pick out of Cal State Northridge in 1997. Kennedy was a hitting machine in college, twice leading the nation in hits. Utley, a .394-18-61 hitter, has similar hitting skills, though his tendency to be pull-conscious has resulted in teams effectively using a Ted Williams shift on him a number of times this spring. He has excellent hands to hit, enabling him to wait on balls until the last moment to make adjustments. Like Kennedy, Utley lacks a true position. He was drafted in the second round out of high school as a shortstop, but he lacks the range, hands and ability to read hops to be a true middle infielder--even as he switched to second base.

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