And with that comes, presumably, the end of Butera's playing career. The 38-year-old catcher had a lowly .542 OPS over parts of 12 major league seasons but was always regarded as a strong defender behind the plate.

This is a depth addition for Houston after Jason Castro went down with a knee injury over the weekend. Butera, 38, owns a weak .196/.252/.290 career batting line in the bigs.

Butera was designated for assignment last week and passed through waivers unclaimed. The veteran catcher is a career .196/.252/.290 hitter in parts of 12 seasons (553 games) at the major league level.

Butera appeared in 12 games for the Angels and struggled mightily at the plate, collecting just two hits in 32 at-bats. He'll continue to provide organizational catching depth at Triple-A Salt Lake if he clears waivers.