20-year old righty reliever Daniel Reynolds has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a drug of abuse. Reynolds pitched in 20 games (0 starts) in rookie ball last year and he was 3-2 with 9 saves, a 4.60 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. He has now pitched in 24 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the minors and he is 3-2 with 9 saves, a 3.93 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Hopefully Reynolds cleans up his act and learns from his mistakes.

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.

24-year old lefty swinging outfielder Matt Long has been playing great baseball for the Angels this year in A-ball. Long has played in 115 games in A-ball this year and he is 138 for 455 (.303 avg, .898 OPS) with 100 runs scored, 16 homers, 72 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. He has now played in 295 games in his first three years in the minors and he is 336 for 1,121 (.300 avg, .853 OPS) with 225 runs scored, 22 homers, 177 RBIs and 52 stolen bases. With the Angels’ current outfield being a little long in tooth, the Angels might be moving Long up soon to AA.

23-year old righty swinging 3B Luis Jimenez came into this season as the Angels’ #22 prospect according to Baseball America and he’s showing why in AA-ball so far this year. Jimenez has played in 75 games in AA-ball for the Angels so far this year and he is 86 for 290 (.297 avg, .862 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 12 homers, 67 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. He has now played in 357 games in his first five years in the minors and he is 421 for 1,390 (.303 avg, .878 OPS) with 243 runs scored, 53 homers, 278 RBIs and 58 stolen bases. Jimenez might be the kind of prospect the Angels offer up in deals this month.

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.