GLENDALE, Ariz. – Frankly, it was getting to be a bit much – the effusive praise for Chase Utley coming from every level of the Dodgers’ organization.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called him his “favorite player of all time.” Before his son was born this fall, Clayton Kershaw said he would hold Utley up as an example for him on the right way to play the game. Corey Seager repeatedly said he “couldn’t thank him enough” for his guidance
When a recent question began with a preamble about how much his teammates liked and respected Utley, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman added, “and the front office and the medical staff and the coaching staff, groundskeepers.