The question of "when" Chase Utley returns is one of the problems the 2012 Phillies are facing, but the more important question may be "which" Chase Utley returns.
His nine-season major league career to date, breaks down neatly into a trio of three-year segments. And it doesn't take much to see that his production over the last three seasons is much closer to his first three (two of which were spent as a part-time major leaguer) than the middle three seaons (2006-08), when he was among baseball superstars.
Here are how Utley's career regular season numbers break down: