Justin Turner wants Chase Utley back with Dodgers

Justin Turner seems to be campaigning for another year of Chase Utley in Dodger Blue.

Turner was on AM 570 in Los Angeles on Monday and was asked about Utley returning. He said they were working on it, and then he cracked a joke about Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman.

Justin Turner was asked on @AM570LASports about Chase Utley coming back. "We're working on it. I tried to call Andrew on Saturday…he big-leagued my call. He said he was coaching his kid's basketball game…He's like 5'3" what does he know about basketball?"

— Ryan Walton (@RyanWaltonSBN) January 30, 2018

Utley is 39 and only batted .236 last season, but clearly he is valued by his teammates. He had an .866 OPS as a pinch hitter, which is an asset, though he went 0-for-15 in the postseason.

Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi says the team continues to talk with Utley.