My rankings include the entire 40 man roster – not just the active 25 man.
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.
An asterisk* means the player was not on the active roster at the time of this posting.
Updates to List:
September call-ups included Brennan Boesch, Efren Navarro, Tony Campana, John Buck, CJ Cron, Luis Jimenez, Shawn O’Malley
Grant Green was removed from the DL
JB Shuck was removed from the 40 man roster
| Rank | Player | Last Week | Change | High | Low | Comments |
| 1 |  Mike Trout |
2 |  +1 |
1 | 6 | 2 more home runs (sound like a broken record from last week). Also had the team’s only stolen base last week. Wait – Trout can still steal bases?? |
| 2 |  Erick Aybar |
5 | +3 |
2 | 7 | Riding high on his hitting streak which now stands at 17 games. Aybar had an amazing .556 OBP last week. Would love to see his streak last 20+ games! |
| 3 |  Albert Pujols |
3 | – | 2 | 3 | He’s been solid and reliable. .357 OBP last week. |
| 4 |  Chris Iannetta |
9 | +5 |
4 | 11 | He pretty much was amazing last week. 1.244 OPS, 2 home runs and a .440 OBP. Conger who? |
| 5 |  Kole Calhoun |
1 |  -4 |
2 | 6 | Kole had a rough week and struck out 9 times with a .100 Average. He’s human after all. |
| 6 |  Howie Kendrick |
6 | – | 3 | 6 | Meh |
| 7 |  Josh Hamilton |
7 | – | 4 | 10 | Meh |
| 8 |  David Freese |
4 | -4 |
2 | 8 | Well, Freese was frozen last week. Nearly. He just barely batted better than Calhoun and just barely had less strikeouts. |
| 9 |  Luis Jimenez |
12 | +3 |
9 | 17 | 10 for 30 with a home run last week. And he got called up to play once in a while. So many third basemen… |
| 10 |  Ryan Wheeler * |
10 | – | 10 | 19 | Hit a home run last week. Also missed September call-ups (so far) |
| 11 |  Shawn O’Malley |
– | – | – | – | Hasn’t really done anything yet this year. How much playing time will he even get?? |
| 12 |  Gordon Beckham |
14 | +2 |
12 | 14 | He’s been impressive so far and may have just pushed McDonald even further into buh bye land. Hit his first home run in red and batted .308 |
| 13 |  C.J. Cron |
8 | -5 |
8 | 13 | Only 2 hits last week. In AAA. |
| 14 |  Efren Navarro |
13 | -1 |
1 | 14 | Did I mention he can play first base? And outfield? |
| 15 |  Brennan Boesch |
16 | +1 |
12 | 16 | Good news: He recently won the PCL batting crown! Bad news: He hasn’t shown he can hit for the Angels yet. |
| 16 |  Collin Cowgill |
15 | -1 |
11 | 16 | Still kinda sucks. With all the outfielder options now his playing time will be very limited. |
| 17 |  Grant Green |
17 | – | 10 | 18 | Back from the DL |
| 18 |  Tony Campana |
18 | – | 13 | 18 | Called up recently as well. To be just a pinch runner? His stolen base rate this year has been less than stellar. |
| 19 |  John Buck |
– | – | – | – | Made the September call-ups as expected. he migtht get more playing time than Conger. Or he may get about as much as McDonald |
| 20 |  Hank Conger |
18 | -2 |
11 | 20 | Scioscia has been “accidentally” forgetting to play him lately. |
| 21 |  John McDonald |
20 | -1 |
19 | 21 | Yay! With the September call-ups there is now room to move McDonald DOWN one more spot. |
