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
Changes:
Adam Wilk added to 40 man roster
Tyler Skaggs removed from 40 man roster
| Rank | Player | Last Week | Change | High | Low | Comments |
| 1 |  Huston Street |
1 | – | 1 | 10 | Still one of the most underrated closer in MLB. Two more appearances. Two More saves. Three more Ks. Zero more runs allowed. |
| 2 |  Hector Santiago |
13 |  +11 |
2 | 14 | Santiago is our new ace? He’s still not completely efficient in his pitch counts, but hey – he’s getting it done! He even made it 7 full innings last week with a .86 WHIP. The day he pitches a complete game is the day I become a full believer. |
| 3 |  Joe Smith |
6 | +3 |
3 | 13 | Pretty much the same as Street. Getting the job done efficiently and quietly. |
| 4 |  Cesar Ramos |
7 | +3 |
5 | 7 | See Street + Smith. Another good bullpen asset last week. |
| 5 |  CJ Wilson |
12 | +7 |
11 | 12 | During week 1 he was good then bad – then last week he was good again. So far I like the odds and Wilson pitched a solid 6.2 innings with a .130BAA in week 2. |
| 6 |  Vinnie Pestano |
4 |  -2 |
4 | 4 | 3 walks and a hit in 2 innings so not great for his WHIP but didn’t allow a run. |
| 7 |  Mike Morin |
3 | -4 |
3 | 3 | 2 innings, 2 earned runs. A 9.0 ERA is not what you want in a 7th inning man. |
| 8 |  Matt Shoemaker |
9 | +1 |
7 | 9 | Still okay last week. 6.1 IP, 1.11 WHIP and 3 earned runs. |
| 9 |  Garrett Richards |
8 | -1 |
6 | 8 | Richards is back! However, is debut was meh. He walked 4 and gave up 5 hits in 5 innings. |
| 10 |  Jose Alvarez |
5 | -5 |
5 | 8 | Stunk it up last week with 5 earned runs in 3.1 innings and had 2 crappy outings. |
| 11 |  Jered Weaver |
14 | +3 |
1 | 14 | Weaver was better this past week with a solid 6 innings, 3 Ks, and 2 earned runs. |
| 12 |  Andrew Heaney |
10 | -2 |
10 | 16 | Miss Kendrick yet? Heaney didn’t even make a full inning in his last appearance. |
| 13 |  Drew Rucinski |
2 | -11 |
2 | 2 | Rucinski got shelled so bad in his first Halo start that he was sent packing to AAA right after the game. Ouch. |
| 14 |  Nick Tropeano |
11 | -3 |
9 | 11 | 5 innings pitched, 5 Ks, 3 earned runs. Meh. |
| 15 |  Cory Rasmus |
15 | – | 12 | 15 | Currently on the DL. |
| 16 |  Cam Bedrosian |
16 | – | 16 | 17 | 13 Ks in 8 inning so far in AAA this year and continued to impress last week. |
| 17 |  Jeremy McBryde |
17 | – | 17 | 19 | Meh. |
| 18 |  Fernando Salas |
18 | – | 15 | 18 | Better last week – no earned runs! |
| 19 |  Danny Reynolds |
19 | – | 18 | 19 | Just 1 inning pitched last week. |
| 20 |  Adam Wilk*** |
20 | – | 20 | 20 | The Angels purchased his contract last week. |
