æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, hiː sˈaɪnd ɐ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪððə mɪlwˈɔːkiː bɹˈuːɚz, bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻlˈiːst, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈeɪ hiː sˈaɪnd ˌɔn wɪððə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˈɛts.
At the start of 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, but was later released, and during May he signed on with the New York Mets.