Angels Player Power Rankings - Week 11

If Scioscia can shake up the lineup and the rotation, well then why can't I shake up the Power Rankings?

RANK	PLAYER	CHANGE	COMMENTS
1		— 0 Last Week: 1	Mike Trout – Now that he's back batting leadoff, maybe it will get everyone to shut the hell up about the fact that he is shifting back to left field this week.
2		+2 Last Week: 4	Howie Kendrick – Howie hit a ridiculous .542 this week, yet I am still terrified of the Human GIDP Machine now batting in a prominent RBI slot in the order.
3		-1 Last Week: 2	Jered Weaver – Not the greatest follow up start against the Cubs and his velocity was down a tick, but we remain optimistic about the man Jose Mota calls "The Weave."
4		+1 Last Week: 5	Mark Trumbo – Not only does Trumbo have 15 homers, but he also has 16 doubles, which is just three fewer than he had in 2012.
5		-2 Last Week: 3	Jason Vargas – Jason Vargas, I'd like to introduce you to regression to the mean. Oh! I see you two have already met.
6		+3 Last Week: 9	Erick Aybar – Go figure that Aybar finally gets moved out of the leadoff spot and then draws two walks in three games after not walking once since May 22nd.
7		+1 Last Week: 8	Albert Pujols – We're all in agreement that one game-winning homer is all we need to pretend like Pujols is actually going to turn his season around, right? Good. I'm glad we had this talk.
8		+8 Last Week: 16	Kevin Jepsen – Aw, crap. Here we go again. Jepsen being all great and making me think about trusting him again. I promised myself I'd never go back. I PROMISED.
9		-2 Last Week: 7	Jerome Williams – Best ERA in the entire rotation? BACK TO LONG RELIEF WITH YOU!
10		-4 Last Week: 6	Chris Iannetta – Ah, I see we are back to the all-walk, no-hit version of Iannetta. Well, it was fun while it lasted.
11		+6 Last Week: 17	Michael Kohn – Kohn has been charged with one earned run since May 2nd. That is some really nice work that has gone mostly under the radar.
12		+3 Last Week: 15	Ernesto Frieri – My ulcer has a first name. It's E-R-N-E-S-T-O. My ulcer has a second name. It's F-R-I-E-R-I.
13		+1 Last Week: 14	Scott Downs – Downs is looking more and more competent. He still is mainly a LOOGY, but a very good one. Let's hope he keeps it up long enough to get a nice return for him at the trade deadline.
14		-4 Last Week: 10	C.J. Wilson – I've figured it out, Wilson is an anti-ace. To most, the definition of an ace is that when the team really needs a great start from a pitcher, the ace steps up and gives them that start. When Wilson is put in those situations, that, without fail, is when he is at his worst.
15		-4 Last Week: 11	Alberto Callaspo – Callaspo isn't fielding well, but at least he isn't hitting either.
16		-4 Last Week: 12	Tommy Hanson – He is walking a dangerous tightrope of keeping his team in the game despite a 2.00+ WHIP. It sure seems like he is bound to fall off sooner rather than later.
17		-4 Last Week: 13	Dane De La Rosa – Despite not getting called up until over a week into the season, DDLR leads all Angel relievers in innings, being routinely overworked by Scioscia and still carrying a 4.05 ERA. His reward? Demoted in favor of Brad freaking Hawpe.
18		+3 Last Week: 21	Josh Hamilton – Anytime you can move your wildly underachieving slugger into the most important spot in the batting order, you just have to do it.
19		+4 Last Week: 23	Hank Conger – With Wilson continuing to struggle, might it not be time for Scioscia to question this whole Conger as his personal catcher thing?
20		+2 Last Week: 22	J.B. Shuck – Thanks for filling in, Shucky Boy. Now get the hell out of the way so Bourjos can play.
21		-2 Last Week: 19	Garrett Richards – Richards can be a great reliever if Scioscia can just find a way to never use him when there are two outs in an inning.
22		-4 Last Week: 18	Robert Coello – Methinks the fuckleball is starting to lose its mystery and novelty. Just a hunch triggered by his 23.14 ERA last week.
23		-3 Last Week: 20	Joe Blanton – Nice to see Blanton make such a strong showing in his last start to prove that Scioscia made the right choice in sticking with him in the rotation. In a related story, they really need to finally invent that sarcasm font.
24		— 0 Last Week: 24	Brendan Harris – Well, at least he didn't have to make a start at first base this week.
25		— 0 Last Week: 25	Chris Nelson – Either Nelson or Hawpe are going to get demoted today. Honestly, I am hoping it is Nelson so his Yankee headshot will stop haunting these rankings.