Angels Player Power Rankings - Week 14

RANK	PLAYER	CHANGE	COMMENTS
1		— 0 Last Week: 1	Mike Trout – Not to be petty, but I still get a kick out of Trout besting Miguel Cabrera when they go head-to-head.
2		+4 Last Week: 6	Jered Weaver – Weaver looking like his old self and against Detroit no less. Let's just say that isn't a cell phone in my pocket and I'm not just happy to see you.
3		— 0 Last Week: 3	Howie Kendrick – So maybe all that batting title talk was a bit premature. We should've known better.
4		+1 Last Week: 5	Mark Trumbo – So, um, when do we start talking about the team's cleanup hitter posting a .667 OPS in the month of June?
5		-1 Last Week: 4	Albert Pujols – I know he had some clutch moments this week, but that doesn't mean he is as fixed as we all hoped. Or did you not notice that he went 4-for-26 this week?
6		+2 Last Week: 8	C.J. Wilson – He did his best to spoil that blowout win over the Tigers, so let's not get too crazy over him dominating a lousy Houston lineup.
7		+2 Last Week: 9	Erick Aybar – Yay! His OBP is finally over .300. Now I can only be extremely annoyed instead of enraged when Scioscia bats him leadoff.
8		-1 Last Week: 7	Peter Bourjos – Someone just wrap his ass in bubble wrap already, would ya?
9		+1 Last Week: 10	Kevin Jepsen – A solid month in the books for Jepsen. Still don't trust him.
10		+2 Last Week: 12	Ernesto Frieri – I'll give him credit for keeping his stuff together after his meltdown against Pittsburgh even though he certainly had some harrowing moments.
11		— 0 Last Week: 11	Chris Iannetta – An Italian-American catcher who is going to lose playing time due to defensive woes despite his clear offensive superiority? That would never happen on Scioscia's watch.
12		+3 Last Week: 15	Jerome Williams – Well, everyone wanted Williams to keep his rotation spot. I just don't think they wanted to have 40% of the rotation land on the DL to make that happen.
13		+1 Last Week: 14	Michael Kohn – Can we start calling him Kevin Jepsen Jr.? Because he is another guy with great numbers who I don't trust for one second.
14		+3 Last Week: 17	Joe Blanton – I really don't know how to react to a week in which both Blanton and Hamilton are performing at high levels.
15		-2 Last Week: 13	Alberto Callaspo – Why third base is a position where Scioscia is willing to suffer through defensive struggles without at least trying to mix in someone different is beyond me.
16		+6 Last Week: 22	Josh Hamilton – Shh! The Hamilton is playing well. Be very quiet and make no sudden movements or you might scare it away.
17		+2 Last Week: 19	Dane De La Rosa – He might be the best reliever right now, but he is still working long relief. I can't decide if Scioscia is dumb for not using him in more high leverage situations or a genius for not being lulled into a false sense of security by his hot streak.
18		+5 Last Week: 23	J.B. Shuck – I still don't like him as an everyday player, but he's getting it done of late, so I'll hold my tongue and save the "FREE KOLE CALHOUN" campaign for later.
19		+1 Last Week: 20	Hank Conger – I warned you last week that Conger could be working his way into more playing time. Lo and behold the prophecy has come to pass. All hail the Monkey!
20		-2 Last Week: 18	Scott Downs – Downs worked more than four out for the first time since April. In a surprising twist, he did not immediately turn into dust.
21		— 0 Last Week: 21	Garrett Richards – A month ago the team looked like they were panicking by shifting him out of the rotation and into the bullpen. Now he is almost a forgotten member of the pen and might get moved back into the rotation anyway. Baseball is weird.
22		— 0 Last Week: n/a	Billy Buckner – Buckner can jump on a grenade with the best of them.
23		+2 Last Week: 25	Brad Hawpe – At least the man can still manage to work some walks.
24		— 0 Last Week: 24	Brendan Harris – I just want to point out that Brendan Harris has two hits since May 10th.
25		— 0 Last Week: n/a	Michael Roth – Well, he didn't do anything, but I like the idea of having a second lefty in the bullpen. So there's that.