They might re-sign him to a minor-league contract over the next couple of days if he willing to accept such a deal, so they haven’t officially given up on him. But they needed a roster spot, and it didn’t make much sense for a pitcher — even one who was once the organization’s top LHP prospect and a former supplemental first-round pick — to be taking up one of those spots when he is still battling the same control issues that have plagued him for the past four years and counting.