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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990
Agree with all this. It feels great so far.
The main thing with the starting pitching is, even when they are not perfect, they are not giving up the big inning and letting the game get out of hand.
I looked up Utleys stats....why have his power numbers gone down the last few years? Anyone know?
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He hasn't been healthy. Dealing with a tricky knee that was chronically inflamed and sore. That sapped a lot of his power. His ABs were also down significantly. He averaged 375 ABs over the past 3 years. Age is also likely a bit of a factor.
He's on pace this year for about 22 HR (if he gets 550 ABs), and his HR rate is likely to rise as the season goes on. All indications are that he's healthy.
Playing in the American League would probably be good for Utley. If they trade for him, the Royals could give him 1 day a week off and 1 day a week at DH (with Butler playing 1B and Hosmer off) to keep him rested and strong.