The Atlanta Braves released veteran right-hander Freddy Garcia on Monday.
Garcia was signed to fill a rotation spot with season-ending Tommy John surgeries to Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy.
Garcia would have earned $1.5 million if he made the team.
“They said they didn’t want to pick up my (contract),” Garcia told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I gotta go. … I don’t have anything to say.”
Garcia, 37, allowed 11 runs in 17 innings in spring training games. He had a 5.77 ERA before getting released from the Baltimore Orioles in 2013. After joining the Braves late in the season, he had a 1.65 ERA in three starts and three relief appearances.
Right-hander Ervin Santana, who recently signed a one-year deal with Atlanta, joins Julio Teheran, Alex Wood and David Hale in the rotation. Mike Minor is expected to rejoin the rotation in mid-April after he recovers from a shoulder problem.