The Angels have placed catcher Mike Napoli on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. He has played in 47 games for the Angels this season and he is 29 for 142 (.204 avg, .780 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 12 homers, 29 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Napoli has also whiffed an alarming 46 times already this season. Jeff Mathis will take over as the full time starter with Napoli out due to injury. Mathis has played in 47 games this season for the Angels and he is 33 for 144 (.229 avg, .691 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 6 homers and 25 RBIs. The Angels have recalled 28-year old righty swinging catcher Ryan Budde to replace Napoli on the roster. He has played in 37 games in AAA ball this season and he is 27 for 135 (.200 avg, .579 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 2 homers and 19 RBIs.

The Angels have placed righty reliever Chris Bootcheck on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow injury. He has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Angels this season and he is 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA and a 2.63 WHIP. The Angels should make Bootcheck pitch well in the minors after he gets off the D.L. to earn his spot back in the bullpen. After all, he has allowed 30 hits in only 16 innings. The Angels have recalled rookie righty Darren O’Day from AAA to replace Bootcheck both in the bullpen and on the roster. O’Day has pitched in 17 games (0 starts) this season for the Angels and he is 0-1 with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP. O’Day needs to start missing bats in the majors as he has allowed 31 hits in only 23 innings this season.

Chone Figgins’ last stay on the active roster lasted exactly one game as he reinjured his hamstring in his first game back to action. Figgins has played in 33 games for the Angels this season and he is 38 for 124 (.306 avg, .778 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Luckily for the Angels, starting 2B Howie Kendrick was ready to be activated off the D.L. to replace Figgins on the roster. Kendrick has played in 13 games this season for the Angels and he is an amazing 19 for 44 (.432 avg, 1.072 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Angels will likely let Robb Quinlan and Brandon Wood share 3B until Figgins’ is ready to return. Wood has had big issues with major league pitching thus far this season. He has played in 20 games for the Angels this season and he is 6 for 50 (.120 avg, .350 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Wood has also whiffed an amazing 17 times this season as he has looked totally overmatched in the majors this season. Quinlan is not nearly as good as Wood is defensively at 3B but he’s been a much better hitter so far this season. Quinlan has played in 25 games for the Angels this season and he is 16 for 63 (.254 avg, .621 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 1 homer and 4 RBIs. The Angels really miss Chone Figgins at the top of their batting order.

The Angels have placed starting shortstop Erick Aybar on the 15-day disabled list with a dislocated right pinkie finger. He has played in 43 games this season and he is 41 for 152 (.270 avg, .649 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 1 homer, 16 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. The Angels will activate Chone Figgins to replace Aybar on the roster and to start at 3B. Figgins has played in 33 games this season for the Angels and he is 38 for 124 (.306 avg, .778 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Aybar’s injury opens up the starting shortstop job for Maicer Izturis. Izturis has played in 30 games for the Angels this season and he is 21 for 101 (.208 avg, .525 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 11 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. He’s a better hitter than he has shown so far this season so he should be able to replace Aybar with the Angels not missing a beat. Sean Rodriguez will start at 2B until either Aybar or Howie Kendrick return from the D.L. Rodriguez is off to a slow start to his major league career so far. He has played in 13 games for the Angels this season and he is 7 for 40 (.175 avg, .458 OPS) with 2 runs scored. He has also whiffed an amazing 15 times this season. The Angels have also recalled Brandon Wood from AAA ball again. He has played in 11 games for the Angels this season and he is 4 for 26 (.154 avg, .483 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. He has also whiffed an alarming 11 times this season.

The Angels waited as long as they could before putting Chone Figgins on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Figgins has played in 32 games this season for the Angels and he is 37 for 121 (.306 avg, .776 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Figgins will be replaced at 3B by rookie Brandon Wood and Robb Quinlan. Wood is off to a slow start this season as he has played in 11 games for the Angels and he is 4 for 26 (.154 avg, .483 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Wood has whiffed an amazing 11 times and he will need to make more contact than that if he wants to stay in the majors. Veteran Robb Quinlan hasn’t got much playing time yet this season. He has played in 13 games for the Angels this season and he is 6 for 29 (.207 avg, .568 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. The Angels will miss Figgins big time for what he does at the top of their batting order.