Hip surgery. New GM Ruben Amaro Jr. did say that it’s possible Utley is ready for Opening Day, but even if all goes well and he’s ready to resume baseball activity in four months, that doesn’t leave him much time to get ready for the opener.

Tough break for the Phillies, who might have to go find another utility guy (Tad Iguchi sequel?) to start the season. They could conceivably give Jason Donald (BlueClaws 2007) some time, but he’s never played above Double-A, and they won’t know if he’s ready for the bigs until spring training, and by then the market is much thinner.

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Ex-BlueClaw, and former Phillies first-round pick, Greg Golson was traded today to the Texas Rangers for corner OF John Mayberry. This probably bodes well for other athletic outfielders in the system, like Quintin Berry and Dominic Brown.

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