Report: Angels want bullpen help but no interest in Brian Fuentes

The Angels want bullpen help at the deadline but have no interest in newly released lefty reliever Brian Fuentes, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reported.

The Angels have a collective bullpen ERA of 3.16, tied for ninth in the league, but depth is an issue -- after Scott Downs, Ernesto Frieri, and LaTroy Hawkins, every Angels reliever has either an ERA or a FIP above 3.75.

Fuentes would not be a solution there. He has a brutal 6.85 ERA and a similarly discouraging 5.54 FIP. He has allowed five home runs in 26 appearances, earning his release from the Athletics on Wednesday.