We’ve now had one full week of baseball so let’s take a look at the Angels power rankings leading into week 2. Pitching was all over the place in week 1 and we apparently are currently without an “ace”. Most of the top performances came out of a bullpen that was pretty on target if you ignore Salas.
My rankings include the entire 40 man roster.
These rankings were compiled with the help of MLB stats, FanGraphs, misc. data, personal opinion, and some fairy dust I found hidden in Shoemaker’s beard.
*** Salt Lake Bees Roster
** Arkansas Travelers Roster
| Rank | Player | Last Week | Change | High | Low | Comments |
| 1 |  Huston Street |
10 |  +9 |
1 | 10 | Phew. His spring performance was a fluke, which is good since it SUCKED. So far with 2 innings and 2 save opportunities, Street has been perfect. |
| 2 |  Drew Rucinski |
2 | – | 2 | 2 | I was hoping he could replace Santiago in the rotation but now we apparently have to worry about Weaver and Wilson as well. Could be a long pitching year but I think Rucinski will shine. |
| 3 |  Mike Morin |
3 | – | 3 | 3 | Took his great spring right into the regular season. Solid outing by Morin so far. |
| 4 |  Vinnie Pestano |
4 | – | 4 | 4 | Pretty much ditto to Morin. And I’m being lazy. |
| 5 |  Jose Alvarez |
8 | +3 |
5 | 8 | 2 innings, zero runs and 1K. Let’ see how this guy shakes out in the next few weeks. |
| 6 |  Joe Smith |
13 | +7 |
6 | 13 | I think he and Street were like “let’s see how bad we can suck in spring then be awesome when the season starts”. Smith has 5ks in 2 innings. Somehow he has a .333BAA though his ERA is zero. |
| 7 |  Cesar Ramos |
5 |  -2 |
5 | 7 | Pretty boring. Zero runs. Good pitching. Yay. |
| 8 |  Garrett Richards |
6 | -2 |
6 | 8 | Dropped two spots and didn’t even play. Oh well, I expect him to make a jump upward next week. |
| 9 |  Matt Shoemaker |
7 | +2 |
7 | 9 | Meh. He did okay. Didn’t suck. Wasn’t dominate. 4.50 ERA and .261BAA but got the win. |
| 10 |  Andrew Heaney |
16 | +6 |
10 | 16 | Heaney was amazing in his AAA start. He’s obviously trying to get back on the big league roster with 7IP, no walk, 2 hits, no runs and 8Ks. |
| 11 |  Nick Tropeano |
9 | -2 |
9 | 11 | Pitched almost as well as Heaney. 6IP, 2 runs, 3 hits, and 7 Ks. |
| 12 |  CJ Wilson |
11 | -1 |
11 | 12 | Holy awesome. Then HOLY CRAP. I think we all figured his first outing was a fluke but he didn’t have to remind us so effectively in his next outing that he’s not that reliable anymore. |
| 13 |  Hector Santiago |
14 | +1 |
13 | 14 | Still being Santiago. Still not a great starting pitcher. This is really who we have for our home opener?? 100 pitches over just 5 innings, plus a loss. |
| 14 |  Jered Weaver |
1 | -13 | 1 | 14 | The two Weaver starts so far this season are a bit scary. Can you have two flukes in a row? Currently sitting at a 8.71ERA, .349BAA and 1.84WHIP while giving up 3 home runs. We are in trouble if Weaver stays below Santiago and Wilson in the performance category. |
| 15 |  Cory Rasmus |
12 | -3 |
12 | 15 | Currently on the DL. Get better soon! |
| 16 |  Cam Bedrosian |
17 | +1 |
16 | 17 | Proving he can pitch in the minors but not the majors. 6 Ks in 3.2 inning, 2 hits and no walks. |
| 17 |  Jeremy McBryde |
19 | +2 |
17 | 19 | Decent performances last week. |
| 18 |  Fernando Salas |
16 | -3 |
15 | 18 | Sadly, his crappy spring may not have been a fluke. Salas needs to figure it out since he has a .462BAA and is basically hosting batting practice. |
| 19 |  Danny Reynolds |
18 | -1 |
18 | 19 | Meh. |
| 20 |  Tyler Skaggs |
20 | – | 20 | 20 | On the DL |
