27-year old righty reliever Kevin Jepsen is going to have season ending surgery on his knee tomorrow. Jepsen pitched in 16 games (0 starts) for the Angels this year and he was 1-2 with a 7.62 ERA and a 2.31 WHIP. He also pitched in 24 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball this year for the Angels and he was 1-3 with 7 saves, a 4.45 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. The Angels would have probably called Jepsen up when rosters expand on September 1st, but they should be o.k. without him.

21-year old righty swinging 1B/DH C.J. Cron was the #17 overall pick in the first round of the 2011 Amateur Draft last June. He decided to get right to work despite having a tear in his right shoulder that will need surgery at the end of the year. Cron played in 34 games in Rookie ball this year and he was 44 for 143 (.308 avg, 1.000 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 13 homers and 41 RBIs. He was DHing this year to protect his shoulder, but he will miss the rest of this season due to surgery on his right knee to repair ligament damage after he dislocated the knee over the weekend. Cron has a huge upside for the Angels and he should be ready to go next spring.

The Angels have placed rookie righty starting pitcher Garrett Richards on the 15-day disabled list due to a right abductor strain. Richards has started 2 games for the Angels so far this year and he is 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. Richards gave up 8 hits (2 homers) in his first 5 2/3 innings of his major league career, so he got hit hard in his first two starts. Veteran righty Joel Pineiro will replace Richards in the starting rotation. He has pitched in 21 games (18 starts) so far this year for the Angels and he is 5-6 with a 5.34 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. Pineiro has been hit hard this year as he has given up 144 hits in his first 111 1/3 innings so far this year.

The Angels have placed 24-year old righty swinging CF Peter Bourjos on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 8th with a strained right hamstring. Bourjos has played in 86 games for the Angels so far this year and he is 78 for 287 (.272 avg, .720 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 3 homers, 17 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. 19-year old righty swinging rookie Mike Trout will continue to start in CF until Bourjos is ready to return to action. Trout has played in 4 games for the Angels so far this year and is 2 for 13 (.154 avg, .368 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. The Angels have called up 22-year old lefty swinging 2B/OF Alexi Amarista to replace Bourjos on the active roster. Amarista has played in 19 games for the Angels already this year and he is 7 for 47 (.149 avg, .414 OPS) with 1 run scored and 4 RBIs.

The Angels have called up 19-year old righty swinging CF Mike Trout. Trout came into this season as the Angels’ #1 prospect according to Baseball America. Trout has played in 75 games in AA-ball for the Angels this year and he is 94 for 290 (.324 avg, .950 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 9 homers, 27 RBIs and 28 stolen bases. He has now played in 250 games in his first three years in the minors and he is 330 for 977 (.338 avg, .925 OPS) with 205 runs scored, 20 homers, 110 RBIs and 97 stolen bases. Trout will replace 24-year old righty swinging Peter Bourjos in CF this weekend due to a hamstring injury. Bourjos has played in 86 games for the Angels so far this year and he is 78 for 287 (.272 avg, .720 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 3 homers, 17 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. It will be interesting to see what the Angels decide to do if Bourjos doesn’t need to go on the D.L. and Trout gets off to a hot start.