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Sielski: Altherr getting his chance in right

CLEARWATER, Fla. - When they announced his name before the game Tuesday, the Phillies' rightfielder, the kid with so many questions to answer, trotted out of the dugout, slapped hands with his manager and four of his teammates, and fell in among them along the third-base line. He is 6-foot-5, with a fluid, athletic build and a swing that is both long and quick, and he has been productive if inconsistent over the sparse time he's been in the major leagues. He has the most powerful throwing arm of any outfielder in camp. The Phillies don't know yet exactly what they have in him.