Saturday, April 01, 2006
Chase Utley Moves to Cleanup Spot
The stage is set for Philadelphia's Chase Utley to become potentially the most productive middle infielder in baseball with his move to the cleanup spot, where he will hit with Bobby Abreu in front of him and Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard behind him. His new position in the lineup primes him to knock in well over 100 runs with 30-35 homers while batting .300 with another 100 runs scored.
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