The Yankees have designated Jose Veras for assignment to make room on the roster for Brian Bruney, according to Ken Davidoff's Twitter page.

Veras has struggled this season, putting up an an ERA of 5.96 in 25 appearances this season. His opponents' batting average and OBP are both somewhat similar to last year, when he was relatively successful, but the slugging average has gone up about 50 points (.404 to .459).