According to a report from Howard Eskin, Phillies’ GM Ruben Amaro Jr. told SportsRadio 94 WIP in Philadelphia Tuesday morning that Chase Utley is “likely to be with the Phillies for the rest of the year.”
As Jim Salisbury pointed out Amaro Jr. also said the same about Cole Hamels before he was traded to the Rangers. But if Utley is not going to be traded, it would appear the reason is that he would not approve a deal to a contending team.
Jim Duquette has reported numerous times Chase Utley has rejected trades to contenders three different times … and this could be the fourth time Utley has exercised his no-trade rights.