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Giles Released; Mayberry, Carrasco Optioned

Big update this morning, as Todd Zolecki reports Marcus Giles has been released and John Mayberry Jr. and Carlos Carrasco were optioned to minor-league camp. Meanwhile, Jason Ellison, Pablo Ozuna and Mike Koplove have been told they won’t make the 25-man roster, but will accompany the Phillies for the on-deck series at Citizens Bank Park.

The only hitter, then, remaining is Miguel Cairo. Pitchers not completely penciled onto the 25-man roster include JA Happ, Chan Ho Park, Bobby Mosebach, Jack Taschner and Gary Majewski.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.