Former Detroit Tigers first-round pick Matt Manning was designated for assignment by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has been trying to improve Philly's pitching staff ahead of the postseason. Former Tigers first-round pick Matt Manning designated for assignment by PhilliesThe Tigers selected Manning, now 27, out of high school with the No. Manning never made it into a big league game for the Phillies, pitching only briefly for the organization at Double-A Reading before losing his roster spot to Buehler. Dombrowski tried to make a play on the Tigers' first first-round draft pick after he departed the organization in 2015.