Phillies Beast (and Least) of the Week

Start with the Beast: Chase Utley

I was inclined to go with the sexy pick of Jason Werth, but Chase’s numbers say enough: 14/28 on the week, 1.563 OPS (1.000 SLG), 4 HR, and 8 RBIs. Utley is well on his way to completing the Phillies’ MVP trifecta

Least of the week: So Taguchi

This guy has no place on this team. Werth hits .385 against lefties and has dominated the leadoff spot when he has the opportunity to hit there. Taguchi doesn’t hit, gives you mediocre fielding at best, gives you not-that-fast baserunning when he replaces Burrell, and is outright old at 38. I reiterate, he has no place on this team, especially as a starter.