Stutes Goes to Philly (for On-Deck Series)

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Photo courtesy www.philliesnation.com As the Phillies prepare for their final Spring Training games, they made a somewhat surprising addition to their traveling squad. Despite the fact that he was recently assigned to their minor league camp, right-handed reliever Mike Stutes was selected to accompany the squad to Philadelphia. Stutes, who is […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  28 Mar 2011
Phillies’ 2011 Bullpen Picture Geting Clearer?

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Courtesy espn.com October 26th, 2010 was a good day. Though the pain of the NLCS defeat was still only days old, and a potential Cliff Lee Return was still inconceivable, the Phillies made a wise move that day. They declined the $4.5 MM option on reliever J.C. Romero's contract, presumably cutting […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  29 Mar 2011
Mike Stutes Officially Added To Roster, Will Join Phillies In Washington, D.C.

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 […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  23 May 2013
Brown, Lerud Homer; Phils Shutout Yankees, 7-0

Raul Valdes is making a very strong case this spring to be a long-man in the bullpen this season for the Phillies. In his last outing, Valdes tossed three scoreless innings. He did just that again to start this ballgame allowing just three hits and striking out one. The Phillies put up the first runs […]

Danielle  •  16 Mar 2013
Frandsen Homers in 3-2 Loss to Price, Rays

A beautiful, sunny day in Port Charlotte, Florida brought about a solid matchup between the Rays' Cy Young award winner David Price and Kyle Kendrick for the Phils.  The Phillies took an early lead in the first inning thanks to an RBI single off the bat Michael Young which scored Freddy Galvis.  Kevin Frandsen made […]

Danielle  •  08 Mar 2013
Mike Stutes To Have Surgery Tuesday, Could Miss Rest of Season

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) According to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Matt Gelb, Phillies righthander Mike Stutes will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Tuesday.  Stutes will undergo the surgery to "clean out fraying from his shoulder". Although there is no belief that there is serious structural damage in his rotator cuff, the surgery will tell for sure. The 25 […]

Erik Seybold  •  22 Jun 2012
Michael Stutes to the Disabled List; Phillies Recall Michael Schwimer

Well, it was pretty predictable; Mike Stutes was unavailable for the game where Kyle Kendrick let the bullpen throw six innings and David Herdnon threw 57 pitches.  Stutes heads to the disabled list, and righthander Michael Schwimer is recalled from AAA Lehigh Valley. As far as they are as pitchers, I think the results that […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  25 Apr 2012
Record-breaking Finale: Phils get Franchise Record in Marathon Win; (Braves Fan Crying Included)

Posted by Kevin Durso The Phillies' franchise-record 102nd win of the season, ended the Atlanta Braves push for a playoff spot. Even in Game #162, baseball wouldn't go down without a fight. So, as the innings carried on, the excitement level just continued to pick up. This was as close to a Postseason preview as […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Sep 2011
Phillies Could Have a Strong, Home-Grown Bullpen on Horizon

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Michael Schwimer's Twitter Page Last night, both Justin DeFratus and Phillippe Aumont shared the news via twitter: The Phillies are in uncharted territory: next year or soon thereafter they could have one strong, homegrown bullpen.  In recent years, the Phillies have converted some of their starters into relievers with […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  16 Jun 2011