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Phoenix – Brad Mills remains a member of the Class AAA Nashville Sounds – for now.

Milwaukee Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash said this morning that Mills, who has an opt-out clause in his contract that kicked in as of Sunday, isn't immediately on his way out of the organization.

Ash explained that Mills' contract isn't unilateral, meaning Mills can't just decide to up and leave for a better offer. The only way he can leave, Ash said, is for another team to assign Mills to its active 25-man roster and as of right now there doesn't seem to be any takers.

Mills, a left-hander, is 4-2 with a 1.56 earned-run average and 0.92 WHIP in 14 games (12 starts) for Nashville this season. He's struck out 77 in 75 innings of work as well.

It's unlikely the Brewers would consider him as a candidate for their pitching staff prior to Sept. 1, so it remains to be seen whether he'll wind up staying on in Nashville or some other team will take a flier on him.

A fourth-round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007, Mills is 3-3 with a 7.76 ERA in 15 career games in the majors. He started one game for the Angels in 2012.