After spending the last two days with 24 active players, a result of first having to slip Lincecum through revocable waivers, the Angels officially optioned Lincecum to Salt Lake on Sunday and selected lefty reliever Lucas Luetge's contract to fill his spot on the active roster.
Right-handed reliever A.J. Achter was designated for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Luetge.
Achter, taken off the 40-man roster a day after veteran right-hander Al Alburquerque suffered the same fate, was claimed off waivers over the offseason and served as a mop-up reliever in two separate stints with the Angels, allowing six runs on 15 hits and three walks in 11 1/3 innings.