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To make room on the 25-man roster, right-handed pitcher Clint Nageotte has been optioned to triple-A Tacoma.

Blackley, who will wear #48, is expected to start today's 1:35 PM game vs. the Texas Rangers.

Blackley, 21, pitched this season with the AAA Tacoma Rainiers. Working strictly as a starter, he was 7-2, 2.63 in 14 games. In 85.2 innings, he walked 31 and struck out 63. He was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week, June 21-27.

Blackley was signed as a non-drafted free agent on October 29, 2000. Last season with San Antonio he was 17-3 with a 2.61 ERA (162.1 IP, 47 ER) in 27 games. His 17 wins were the most by a Texas League pitcher since Jeff Reardon of the Jackson Mets in 1978. He finished second in the league in ERA, second with 144 strikeouts and was among the league leaders with 162.1 innings pitched. Blackley was named the 2003 Texas League Pitcher of the Year. He pitched for the World Team at the 2003 MLB Futures Game in Chicago and was also a member of the 2003 Texas League All-Star Team.

Nageotte was 1-4, 6.85 in five games, four starts, with Seattle this season. He was the Mariners fifth-round selection in the June, 1999 draft. In 2003, he was 11-7, 3.10 in 27 starts for AA San Antonio, the Texas League champions. Nageotte led the TL in strikeouts (157) and was third in ERA. He was a member of the US Team at the 2003 MLB Futures Game on All-Star Weekend.

Here's a look at Blackley's career statistics and the 2004 and career stats for Nageotte:

BLACKLEY CAREER STATS 
2001    Everett
W-L  ERA  G  GS  CG  SH SV   IP  H  R  ER  HR  BB  SO
6-1 3.32 14  14   0   0  0 78.2 60 34  29   7  29  90

2002    San Bern.
W-L  ERA  G  GS  CG SH SV    IP   H  R  ER  HR  BB  SO
5-9 3.49 21  20   1  0  0 121.1 102 52  47  11  44 152

2003    San Antonio
W-L   ERA  G  GS  CG SH SV    IP   H  R  ER  HR  BB  SO
17-3 2.61 27  27   0  0  0 162.1 125 55  47  11  62 144  

2004    Tacoma
W-L  ERA  G  GS  CG SH SV    IP   H  R  ER  HR  BB  SO
7-2 2.63 14  13   2  2  0  85.2  68 27  25   6  31  63 

NAGEOTTE
2004 Tacoma
W-L  ERA  G  GS  CG SH SV    IP   H  R  ER  HR  BB  SO
4-3 4.66  9   9   0  0  0  48.1  40 26  25   7  25  44

SEATTLE 
W-L  ERA  G  GS  CG SH SV    IP   H  R  ER  HR  BB  SO
1-4 6.85  5   4   0  0  0  23.2  30 18  18   2  12  20

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