House Cleaning & Pirates WTF?!

The Phillies are beginning to do some house cleaning with the release of Marcus Giles and the minor league assignments of John Mayberry Jr., Carlos Carrasco, Jason Ellison, Pablo Ozuna, and Mike Koplove. This is on the heels of the Ronny Paulino trade, so the 25-man roster that will be heading north is sorting itself out. That leaves Miguel Cairo still fighting for the righthanded bench bat slot, but remember Jenkins and Stairs are still employed by the Phillies. There's talk that since the Phils don't need a 5th starter until April 20th, they could go with an 11 man pitching staff until then, thus opening up a roster spot for Cairo. Gary Majewski remains in the relief mix, but the final bullpen spot is expected to be taken by newly acquired lefty Jack Taschner (although he does have an option remaining), as it looks to be Happ winning the 5th spot in the rotation with Ho Park heading to relief. Pitcher and Rule 5 pick Bobby Mosebach is still in camp, but it's very unl...