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Report: Phillies Called Around About Moving Blanton To Free Up Space For Oswalt

Found February 08, 2012 on Buzz On Broad: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jayson Stark,  Joe Blanton,  Roy Oswalt
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  St. Louis Cardinals

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According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, the Phillies have made some phone calls in an attempt to move Joe Blanton. The thought process is that they could then free up some space to sign Roy Oswalt. Ruben Amaro did not sound too optimistic that something like this could happen though.
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