"In eight seasons with the Phillies, Brett Myers made three Opening Day starts and closed the game that clinched the 2007 division title.

He was charged with -- and later cleared of -- assaulting his wife in 2006.

He was sent to the minors in 2008, and in 2009 he made a speedy recovery from hip surgery that could've ended his season.

At no time did Myers pause to be boring.

And now, he's gone.

General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. informed Myers on Friday that the Phillies will not re-sign him. Myers' agent, Craig Landis, said the 29-year-old right-hander was braced for the news and planned to file for free agency before returning to his Jacksonville, Fla., home.

"They told him they don't have any need," Landis said by phone. "I talked to Ruben, and he said they don't see a fit there, quote-unquote. Brett was not entirely surprised, but I think there was certainly a piece of him that was hoping the Phillies would want him back.""