Iron Pigs
Former Philadelphia Phillies infielder/outfielder/whatever Scott Kingery had himself a night on Tuesday for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The Phils’ Triple-A affiliate was down 6-0 to the Buffalo Bison heading into the 6th inning at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. Team Bacon ripped off three-homers, including what turned out to be a go-head grand slam […]
Photo: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor Phillies’ Director of Player Development Preston Mattingly has announced Anthony Contreras as the sixth manager in the history of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Contreras replaces 2018 International League Manager of the Year Gary Jones who managed the Pigs from 2018 – 2021. […]
Boo hoo. Phillippe Aumont was left off of the Phillies' September call-ups after a tumultuous year in which he did everything to keep himself out of the Phillies' good graces. After Aumont closed out the 2013 AAA season with a thud on Monday, he now heads home for a long offseason to think about his […]
Michael Young hit the bereavement list to tend to his son, dealing with an undisclosed ailment and the Phillies turned to the one player generally regarded as most ready at AAA: Cesar Hernandez. After an impressive few days, the Phillies opted to option Michael Martinez to the minor leagues upon Young's return. Logic would have […]
The Phillies officially added right-handed reliever Mike Stutes to the Phillies active roster. The move comes one day after the team sent reliever Phillippe Aumont to AAA Lehigh Valley. Many speculated that it would be Stutes, coming off a hot streat at Lehigh Valley. Stutes had given up just one run in his last 10 […]
Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz came up lame rounding second base to third base during yesterday afternoon's game as the Phillies hosted the Cincinnati Reds and was replaced in the game by Erik Kratz. Today it appears that Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz could be headed to the disabled list. Thanks to the The Delaware News […]
We knew Jeremy Horst would only be gone a little while. But we did not necessarily expect this outcome. Today the Phillies reactivated Horst from the paternity list and sent RHP Michael Schwimer to AAA Lehigh Valley. Schwimer has given up five runs in 2 2/3 innings after a strong stretch where he had […]
Wikipedia Commons What seems like an eternity ago the Phillies traded ace pitcher Cliff Lee, fresh off of a World Series run and two dominant World Series games for three prospects: Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, and J.C. Ramirez. The move designed to "replenish the farm system" has yet to yield a major league player. That […]
Have the Phillies reached the end of the line of Kyle Kendrick as a starting pitcher? It sounds as if Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is growing tired of the unpredictable Kendrick. Kendrick has provided some value for the Phillies, but yet there seems to always be the chance for a massive blow-up such as tonight's […]
Domonic Brown was the untouchable. The Phillies would not trade him. Not for Cliff Lee. Not for Roy Halladay. He debuted to a standing ovation in 2010 as the Phillies entered an offensive funk down the stretch. But soon the magic died. Brown hit just .210 in his late season call-up in 2010, and Spring […]
