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Blackley Is Back: Giants Reject, Lefty Rejoins

According to Chris Girandola of MLB.com, Rule V draft pick Travis Blackley was rejected by the San Francisco Giants. He chose to return to the Phillies, and has been assigned to AAA Lehigh Valley.

Good news. I like Blackley and I hope he regains his control in the pressure-less International League. Maybe he becomes an important bullpen or rotation cog by mid-season.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.