How about the Salt Lake Bees?  The Angels’ minor league depth is showing, as this team has went on an absolute tear to start the season.  The AAA affiliate started out the season with an amazing 21-1 record, and now sits at 25-5.  I don’t care if that’s in rookie ball, it’s pretty damn good.  The amount of young talent the Halos have has been known for some time, but has now gotten much more recognition than ever before.  They have been getting outstanding offensive production from guys like Reggie Willits (recently promoted to LA), Brandon Wood (also promoted), Matt Brown, and Freddy Sandoval, with Brown currently hitting over .400 with 7 home runs.

Their pitching has been dominant also, and was led by Nick Adenhart (4-0, 0.87 ERA) before he was promoted to the Angels last week.  They have two other starters with ERA’s under 3 (Nick Green, Giancarlo Alvarado), and another with an ERA under 4 (Shane Loux).  Their bullpen has been shaky in some areas, but closer Jose Arrendondo (1.38 ERA, 8 saves), has been spectacular.  It wouldn’t surprise me to see him in an Angels uniform before the All Star Break.

Because of the expected promotion of Adenhart, Wood, and Willits, the team will (and has) slow down a little bit, and the 1-4 record in their last 5 games shows that, but the team deserves mad props for what they have accomplished.  Anything less than a Pacific Coast League championship is now officially a huge disappointment, but I think it’d take an absolute disaster or cleaning of house for that to happen, because a lot of talented players still remain.

Looking at 25-5, then looking at the Norfolk Tides’ (Baltimore Orioles AAA) 12-17 record makes me pretty jealous.  Want to switch?

I guess it could be worse…I could be a Lehigh Valley IronPigs (5-27) fan.