Chase Utley fielded balls at third base on Tuesday, but Charlie Manuel wasn't at liberty to discuss whether that means a position change is imminent.

"He's taking ground balls there, that's what he's doing," Manuel said. "[Heck], when I was a player, I played right field most of the time, and I'd take ground balls at shortstop, third, first. I'd take a lot of ground balls sometimes."

The Phillies will most likely need an everyday third baseman next season.

He hasn't played third base since his days at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2002.