9:15 PM - Clayton Blackburn (Cin) (elbow) signed a minor-league contract with Cincinnati on Friday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

4:34 PM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) (elbow) was outrighted from the 40-man roster Friday and is expected to elect free agency.

10:41 AM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) (elbow) was moved to the 60-day-disabled list Monday.

12:33 PM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) was diagnosed with a strained UCL on Thursday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

8:34 AM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) (elbow) is not expected to return until after the All-Star break, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

12:55 PM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) exited Monday's spring game early due to right elbow tightness.

8:21 PM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) was optioned back to Triple-A Round Rock following Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

1:36 PM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

11:38 AM - Clayton Blackburn (Tex) was traded to the Rangers on Sunday.

2:03 PM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) was designated for assignment by the Giants on Tuesday.

3:30 PM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) was optioned to minor league spring training Monday, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

11:14 AM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) started Saturday's tilt against the Royals, firing a pair of shutout innings while striking out three and walking one.

9:17 AM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) three different pitching spots available heading into spring training, Blackburn will need to prove himself to earn a spot on the 25-man roster.

12:06 PM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) was optioned to Triple-A on Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

2:53 PM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

11:46 AM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) struggled mightily in his start Thursday, allowing six runs (five earned) on 11 hits over 3.0 innings of work.

12:49 PM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) is beginning the season in the rotation at Triple-A.

4:53 PM - Clayton Blackburn (SF) was added to the Giants' 40-man roster Friday, Andrew Baggarly of the Bay Area News Group reports.