Texas Rangers rumors: Chase Utley, who spent the 2016 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is still a free agent, and T.R. Sullivan mentions him as a possible fit for the Rangers in 2017. Sullivan praises Utley as a “veteran leader who would fit in well in the clubhouse,” and notes Utley could play first, second or third base.
The Utley suggestion is made in the context of the Rangers taking a chance on a once-great player who is now available for cheap, and Sullivan mentions a whole host of possibilities in that regard, including Jered Weaver, Ryan Howard, Joe Nathan and C.