09-18-2015, 02:01 PM
Quote:Matt Garza left the Brewers and traveled to California to be with his pregnant wife for the upcoming birth of their twins and Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that he's not expected to rejoin the team this season.
MLB paternity leaves typically last a few days, rather than multiple weeks, but Garza's relationship with the Brewers has become increasingly rocky thanks to his poor performance and refusal to pitch out of the bullpen after being dropped from the rotation.
So basically they told him to just stay away until next season, since he wasn't going to pitch out of the bullpen anyway.
Brewers manager Craig Counsell told McCalvy that Garza left the team on good terms and says they had a very good conversation before his departure, but the veteran right-hander is owed $25 million for the next two seasons and clearly the team would love to shed that contract from the books this offseason.