Got this e-mail from old friend Doug Greenwald, the spectacular radio voice of the Fresno Grizzlies, the Giants' triple-A affiliate. He had this to say about Travis Blackley, the left-hander taken by the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft:"Yes, he has battled shoulder problems but has been healthy the last two years. Got traded April 1 from Seattle to San Francisco, and when told of the trade, he thought it was an April Fools joke. Fastball tops out in the upper-80s. Velocity used to be in the low-90s, but because of shoulder, MPH is a little slow. Good slider and change-up. Excellent pick-off move. Had somewhere in the neighborhood of eight pick-offs last season for Fresno. A workhorse. Normally good for 6 to 7 innings per start. Good hitter. Was excited to come to the NL last year so he could hit. It's something he enjoyed when playing on a 10-man club team in Australia while in high school."
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Mentioned last week that the Phils re-signed minor league outfielder Jake Blalock. Here's a full list of 13 minor leaguers they signed: right-handers Jason Anderson, Matt Childers, Justin Pope and Kris Wilson; left-hander R.J. Swindle; infielders Gookie Dawkins, Joey Hammond and Juan Tejeda; outfielders Blalock, Branden Florence and Mike Spidale; catchers Orlando Guevara and John Suomi.
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