Utley an early NL MVP candidate
Published 5/1/2008 by Andy Jasner at Major League Baseball News
If Chase Utley wasn't forced to miss an entire month with an injured hand last season, he likely would have challenged teammate Jimmy Rollins for the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Through the first month of this season, Utley is challenging the whole league.
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