Not that he was having a banner year, but he had pitched well of late and would likely have been useful.
His statement:
"I love baseball and I love my teammates like brothers, and I am also fully aware that I am leaving at a time when we should all be coming together for one last push toward the World Series. It hurts me deeply to do this now, but I owe it to myself and to my family to get myself right. I want to take control of my disease, and I want to be a better man, father and player. I am looking forward to being out on the field with my team next season playing the game that brings me so much happiness.”
His statement:
"I love baseball and I love my teammates like brothers, and I am also fully aware that I am leaving at a time when we should all be coming together for one last push toward the World Series. It hurts me deeply to do this now, but I owe it to myself and to my family to get myself right. I want to take control of my disease, and I want to be a better man, father and player. I am looking forward to being out on the field with my team next season playing the game that brings me so much happiness.”