Dodgers Need to Bring These Two Vets Back Home in 2018

The Dodgers need to make two key additions to their bench for 2018 in my opinion. One hit .236 with eight homers in 127 games last season and just turned 39. The other played in only 38 games over the past two seasons, hit .235 with two homers last year, and will turn 36 just after opening day.

Of course, I am talking about veteran infielder Chase Utley and veteran outfielder Andre Ethier. Despite their paltry numbers in 2017, these two players have served as leaders in the Dodgers’ clubhouse for the past few seasons, and their contributions cannot be valued through statistics alone. The Dodgers bench was a team strength in 2017 and was responsible in large part for the successful…