Angels officially ink reliever Alburquerque

9/29/15: Al Alburquerque strikes out Josh Hamilton to end the 7th inning, leaving the bases loaded and keeping the Tigers in the gameThe Angels officially announced the signing of power reliever Al Alburquerque on Tuesday, designating first baseman Efren Navarro for assignment in order to create room on the 40-man roster.

Alburquerque signed for a base salary of $1 million and has an option year left. The 29-year-old right-hander is coming off a down 2015 season with the Tigers, with his ERA (2.51 to 4.21), WHIP (1.17 to 1.55) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.00 to 1.76) all higher compared to a breakout 2014.

Navarro, a local product, was a 50th-round Draft pick in 2007, but pushed his way…