The 33-year-old hurler was designated for assignment on Monday to free up a spot on the Diamondbacks’ 40-man roster for Gus Varland. Now he’s free to sign anywhere else of his choosing. Brigham holds an 8.10 ERA, 2.40 WHIP and a 3/1 K/BB ratio over 3 1/3 innings at the big league level this season.

The move makes room for Gus Varland on the 40-man. The 33-year-old Brigham had an 8.10 ERA in four relief appearances for the D-backs earlier this season. He’d been pitching at Triple-A Reno since June 10.

Brigham heads back to the minors after four relief appearances for Arizona to enable the club to overhaul its relief mix in the wake of an injury to closer Justin Martinez.

As had been announced on Thursday, Brigham will join the big league bullpen, taking the place of Kevin Ginkel who was demoted to Triple-A Reno on Friday. Brigham had posted a 5.23 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 32/9 K/BB ratio over 20 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level. He’ll be utilized in a middle relief role and can be safely ignored for fantasy purposes.