Giavotella was cut by the Angels on Saturday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Angels, who began Saturday with the fourth-worst winning percentage in the league, are clearly planning for 2017. Giavotella is the third position player from the Opening Day roster to be let go, joining Daniel Nava and Craig Gentry. In a corresponding move, the Angels recalled infielder Kaleb Cowart from Triple-A Salt Lake. Manager Mike Scioscia said Cowart, Cliff Pennington and Gregario Petit will share the playing time at second base.