Michael Stutes

Good evening, boys and girls, and welcome to the return of our periodic rants against our favorite baseball rule (and hopefully one of yours as well), the save rule. And this time, we'll drag its equally idiotic (and even less understood) cousin into...

Highlight: Ethan Martin held red-hot Norfolk to two runs over seven innings, and Michael Stutes got the final five outs in an 8-7 IronPigs victory that snapped their four-game losing streak and the Tides' six-game winning streak. Notable: Stutes came...

Before Saturday night's game with Indianapolis, IronPigs manager Dave Brundage talked about the aggressiveness of Leandro Castro at the plate. "It kind of showed against Buffalo and all those [veteran guys]. They weren't going to give him anything...

From the start, the Phillies warned against unrealistic expectations surrounding the prospect-laden but young IronPigs this season. With seven players on the roster under the age of 24, and with seven making their Triple-A debut, this wasn't a team that...

Notable: Josh Harrison scored three runs, one on a straight steal of home, and knocked in a run to lead Indianapolis (16-7) to a 5-1 win over the sliding IronPigs on Friday night at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Highlights: Harrison doubled off B.J....

Trying to beat a team hitting a collective .333 is tough enough. Handing them extra base runners makes the job pretty close to impossible. Lehigh Valley pitchers walked 14 Buffalo batters, hit another and threw a wild pitch while the IronPigs also...

The Phillies finalized their Opening Day roster. It features lots of veterans, some younger players and one very, very new face. The 25-man roster includes 12 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and five outfielders. Pitchers: Right-handers Mike Adams,...

Phillies minor league pitching coordinator Gorman Heimueller is excited. His Triple-A starting rotation will includde five organizaton pitchers for the first time during his tenure. B.J. Rosenberg will be the fifth starter for the IronPigs, joining...

The Phillies were expected to release the minor league rosters Thursday afternoon. However, minor league director Joe Jordan backed off on that timetable late Thursday morning, saying the uncertainty over the final few spots on the Phillies major league...

Down here in spring training the Phillies separate their prospects into five workout groups, the first four basically representing the four full-season affiliates (Lehigh Valley, Readijng, Clearwater, Lakewood) and the fifth a combination of short-...

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- One man's guess on the make-up of the 2013 IronPigs Opening Day 25-man roster ... Postiion players Infielders: Cody Overbeck (1b), Cesar Hernandez (2b), Michael Martinez (ss), Cody Asche (3b), Josh Fields (1b/3b/dh/of), Pete Orr (util)...

The wait is over. The Phillies announced their pitching schedule for the upcoming Grapefruit League games, including the starter for Saturday's opener. FRIDAY'S INTRASQUAD GAME -Adam Morgan, Ethan Martin, Cesar Jimenez, Jonathan Pettibone, Mauricio...