The Angels announced that they have designated right-hander Juan Gutierrez for assignment. The move will create space on the 40-man for fellow right-hander Joe Smith.
Gutierrez, 30, began the year with Kansas City before being plucked off waivers by the Halos. The reliever pitched to a 3.38 ERA with 5.2 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 in KC but saw his ERA rise to 5.19 with 9.7 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 in 28 games for the Angels. For his career, the veteran owns a 4.65 ERA with 8.0 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 over parts of five big league campaigns.
Gutierrez was eligible for arbitration this year and was projected to earn $1.1MM by MLBTR's Matt Swartz.