Los Angeles Angels Second Base Options

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley

The 37 year old, future Hall of Famer is still playing adequately good baseball.

For the Dodgers last season, in 118 games started, Chase Utley posted a batting line of .250/.317/.708 which is still better than any Angels’ second baseman last season.

What Utley has to offer is his consistency and experience.

Utley has started in 100 games or more in 10 of his 13 seasons he has played in. So, durability is not necessarily a problem for him.

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Also, Utley has seen the playoffs multiple times throughout his career with the Phillies and the Dodgers. Having another experienced player with a winning culture would help the Angels get back to their winning ways.

This last season, Utley had a base salary of $7M per year. I don’t expect his asking price to be any reasonably higher and he could seek in the $8-9M price range.

With his age being 37, Utley is no franchise player obviously. But, he has winning experience and could be another stopgap option that the Angels could make.