The Brewers announced they designated outfielder Lorenzo Cain for assignment on Saturday, the same day he reached ten years of service time.
According to Adam McCalvy, this was a mutual decision between both Cain and the Brewers organization.
Cain was in the final year of a five-year $80 million contract with the Brewers. He was originally drafted by Milwaukee, but the Brewers traded him to the Royals in 2011 as part of the Zack Greinke deal.
In Kansas City, Cain was a crucial part of the Royals team that won two American League pennants and one World Series title in the mid 2010s.