San Francisco acquired left-hander Travis Blackley in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Jason Ellison and assigned him to Triple-A Fresno to start the season. "I'm actually extremely excited about it," said Ellison, who lives only about 20 minutes from the ballpark in Issaquah, Wash., during the offseason and played at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard. "My childhood dream was to be a Mariner. Hopefully it's a good opportunity for me."