"In the ongoing saga of Chase Utley's injured knee, there has been little in the way of specific progress. So when GM Ruben Amaro told FOX Sports that his second baseman would begin jogging soon, it seemed to be a big step forward.

Turns out, that may have been a bit premature.

Utley, who missed all of spring training with patellar tendinitis, bone inflammation and chondromalacia, has been taking grounders at second and moving around a bit more, but his progress has been minimal.

"Right now he feels some discomfort, but not to the point where it's debilitating for him," Amaro said. "He's made some progress in so much that it's not as painful."

Diminished pain is progress, but it's not the goal.

Amaro clarified his time table on Utley, saying jogging would be the next step for the second baseman, but it remained unclear just when that step might be taken.

"He is not close to jogging," Amaro said.

The GM said he wants Utley to be pain free before they proceed beyond the rehab work he's already been doing.

Manager Charlie Manuel said he's seen distinct progress in Utley's lateral movements and ability to bend and field grounders during the past few weeks, but he hasn't been given any indication that Utley is close to returning to a full-scale workout."