Editor's Note: This week, Patch launches a new feature aimed at Phillies phans and baseball statistics lovers alike. In Phanatics Weekly, statistician and writer Scott Russell will provide his own unique analysis of the Philadelphia Nine. Recently, Kevin Negandhi, the knowledgeable ESPN SportsCenter anchor and host of Baseball Tonight, posed this interesting question: “With Utley’s knee situation: who is more valuable to the Phils, Utley, Howard or JRoll?” There are countless ways and means to debate the relative merits of all three. Utley, the consummate professional, Howard, a man who …
