LAKELAND, Fla. -- Quick pregame note ...Travis Blackley, the lefty acquired in the Rule 5 draft, has cleared waivers and wasn't accepted back by the Giants. So, he has been outrighted (off the 40-man roster) to Class AAA Lehigh Valley, and he accepted the assignment. The Phillies will want him to hone his control down there. He walked eight batters in 9-2/3 innings this spring, and if anyone didn't think he was wild, ask Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson, who broke a bone in his right hand last Saturday after being hit by a Blackley pitch.
Meanwhile, the Phillies are down to 37 players on their 40-man roster, leaving plenty of room to sign a pitcher off waivers or make a deal to add a pitcher.
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