Angels encouraged by Lincecum’s bullpen

ANAHEIM — Tim Lincecum held his first official workout for the Angels on Sunday, throwing a bullpen session from the team’s Spring Training facility in Tempe, Ariz.

Lincecum’s next step is to throw a simulated game on Monday, and from there the team will determine his next step. The 31-year-old right-hander could then begin a rehab assignment, which would consist of at least two starts for Triple-A Salt Lake.

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 …

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