Despite the struggles of the two long-time veterans, the decision on when to retire is never an easy one.
You may have heard that Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are off to slow starts here in 2015.
Yes, that is Chase Utley batting a horrific .114/.198/.200 through the first month of the season, and his struggles have carried over to the defensive side of his game as well. Utley has already committed three errors on the season and has cost his team -1 Defensive Run Saved, resulting in an fWAR of -0.9.
Among 187 qualified Major League hitters so far this year, his .