"Right-hander Edgar Gonzalez and minor league first baseman Javier Brito were outrighted, meaning they were taken off the 40-man roster. Both cleared waivers and can elect free agency. Gonzalez would have been eligible for salary arbitration for the first time, so cutting ties with him makes sense. His flexibility is useful and all when he’s making $400,000, but why go to seven figures on him when Yusmeiro Petit can do the same thing (well, except do it better, probably) for league minimum?"