| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 07/22/2008 | 1 | 3 |
| They sure can pitch and they've got one of the game's few impervious middle-relief units ... Speedy teams take note: The Angels haven't thrown out a would-be base thief since June 18 ... After winning five of their past six against the Red Sox and A's, could there be some letdown this week against the Indians and Orioles? Nah. |
| 07/09/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| They have to love seeing the A's further sell themselves short in the AL West race. You know the Rangers aren't catching them with their pitching staff, so the Angels can go on cruise control in the second half. |
| 07/01/2008 | 3 | 2 |
| Their offense is letting them down right now -- in a year their pitching has been arguably as good as ever. Can this GM add the bat the last one was never able to deal for? |
| 06/24/2008 | 2 | 3 |
| Manager Mike Scioscia says his rotation is the best he has had. It is tough to argue with him. With five standout starters and the best closer in the game, it won't take many runs on a given night. |
| 06/18/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| Vladimir Guerrero is coming out of his slump in June and that is real bad news for the AL West. With John Lackey pitching like this, they really didn't even need Vlad's inevitable hot streak. |
| 06/10/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| They might have had a case to move up amidst a seven-game winning streak, but they gave two games back. The important thing is they pushed back the A's. |
| 06/03/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| They have won five consecutive series and boast a solid rotation one through five. A weekend set at Oakland could help them really put some games between them and the rest of the division. |
| 05/27/2008 | 3 | 4 |
| One week after we boldly declare the NL the superior league, we are forced to slot three AL teams in the top three. The pitching-rich Angels have lost just one series in May, and that's to the No. 2 Rays amid their best-in-baseball roll. |
| 05/20/2008 | 4 | 3 |
| We drop them back a notch after the return of John Lackey, which should have meant an upgrade. Starting pitching depth makes them as much of a lock for a division title as there is in baseball. |
| 05/13/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| They have hung in without their two best veteran arms and with Vladimir Guerrero off to a pedestrian start. Vlad showed signs Monday night and John Lackey (triceps) returns Wednesday. Even better times are ahead. |
