The word utility indicates someone or something is intended to be utilized.
The grind of the major league baseball season is the most grueling of all the major sports, simply from the fact that they play so many more games. It’s very rare for even one player to play every single game of a major league baseball season. While every sport has it’s role players, baseball has them out of necessity more than the other major sports.
Marwin Gonzalez is the next, and perhaps the best, in a line of great utility players in the history of the Houston Astros.