ESPN 2016 Preseason Power Rankings: Orioles @ #23

[slakattack]

3of the top 10 teams are in the AL East. 2 each from the NL Central and NL East. One each from the other three divisions.

Seems like being atop of the most "power-filled" division would count for something in this world, no? What would Harold Reynolds say?

[scOtt]

3of the top 10 teams are in the AL East. 2 each from the NL Central and NL East. One each from the other three divisions.

Seems like being atop of the most "power-filled" division would count for something in this world, no? What would Harold Reynolds say?

"The Orioles have a lot of protection in their lineup."

[Phantom]

Have you ever considered that the standings faithfully represent the true talent of each team at each and every moment in time, and therefore are the same as the power rankings?

If that were true, no one would make them, read them, or bother commenting about them.

To me, power rankings are a blend of how good a team is now with how good a team will be going forward, so factoring in things that are more predictive than a teams record is just common sense.

[OFFNY]

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The Orioles moved up 1 spot from previous week (from #8 to #7.)

They are up 16 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #7.)

The Blue Jays rocketed up ahead of the Orioles, from #13 to #6.

ESPN Power Rankings O (Week 11)

11) Chicago Cubs

12) San Francisco Giants

13) Washington Nationals

14) Texas Rangers

15) Boston Red Sox

16) Toronto Blue Jays

17) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

18) Cleveland Indians

19) New York Mets

10) St. Louis Cardinals

11) Kansas City Royals

12) L.A. Woman

13) Seattle Mariners

14) Florida Marlins

15) Detroit Tigers

16) New York Yankees

17) Pittsburgh Pirates

18) Houston Astros

19) Chicago White Sox

20) Colorado Rockies

21) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

22) Arizona Diamondbacks

23) Milwaukee Pilots

24) California Angels

25) Philadelphia Phillies

26) Oakland Athletics

27) San Diego Padres

28) Cincinnati Reds

29) Atlanta Braves

30) Minnesota Twins

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week11/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-11-weeks

o

Tomorrow's rankings should be interesting.

[OFFNY]

Tomorrow's rankings should be interesting.

The Orioles moved up 1 spot from previous week (from #7 to #6.)

They are up 17 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #6.)

ESPN Power Rankings O (Week 12)

11) Chicago Cubs

12) San Francisco Giants

13) Texas Rangers

14) Cleveland Indians

15) Washington Nationals

16) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

17) Boston Red Sox

18) L.A. Woman

19) Toronto Blue Jays

10) New York Mets

11) Houston Astros

12) Kansas City Royals

13) St. Louis Cardinals

14) Florida Marlins

15) Detroit Tigers

16) New York Yankees

17) Seattle Mariners

18) Pittsburgh Pirates

19) Chicago White Sox

20) Arizona Diamondbacks

21) Colorado Rockies

22) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

23) Milwaukee Pilots

24) San Diego Padres

25) Oakland Athletics

26) California Angels

27) Philadelphia Phillies

28) Cincinnati Reds

29) Atlanta Braves

30) Minnesota Twins

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week12/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-11-weeks

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[ChinMusic]

Not that these things matter at all, but I have no idea how the Nats didn't tumble below the Orioles this week. They lost 7 games in a row, and yet only dropped 2 spots?

They have a worse record than the O's, their (arguably) best pitcher just went on the DL, and they are clearly trending downward. I don't get it.

[OFFNY]

The Orioles moved up 1 spot from previous week (from #7 to #6.)

They are up 17 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #6.)

ESPN Power Rankings O (Week 12)

11) Chicago Cubs

12) San Francisco Giants

13) Texas Rangers

14) Cleveland Indians

15) Washington Nationals

16) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

17) Boston Red Sox

18) L.A. Woman

19) Toronto Blue Jays

10) New York Mets

11) Houston Astros

12) Kansas City Royals

13) St. Louis Cardinals

14) Florida Marlins

15) Detroit Tigers

16) New York Yankees

17) Seattle Mariners

18) Pittsburgh Pirates

19) Chicago White Sox

20) Arizona Diamondbacks

21) Colorado Rockies

22) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

23) Milwaukee Pilots

24) San Diego Padres

25) Oakland Athletics

26) California Angels

27) Philadelphia Phillies

28) Cincinnati Reds

29) Atlanta Braves

30) Minnesota Twins

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week12/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-11-weeks

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The White Sox took 3 out of 4 games from the Red Sox, and 2 out of 3 games from the Blue Jays this past week.

Aside from the fact that that helps the Orioles a lot, I believe that that should also have had them moving up a spot or 2, instead of remaining at #19 as they did.

[Aristotelian]

The White Sox took 3 out of 4 games from the Red Sox, and 2 out of 3 games from the Blue Jays this past week.

Aside from the fact that that helps the Orioles a lot, I believe that that should also have had them moving up a spot or 2, instead of remaining at #19 as they did.

Also how are the Indians ahead of us? We beat them 2 of 3 and we have the same overall record in a much tougher division.

[Machado13]

The Dodgers at 8 is comical. That team is as offensively challenged and basically relies on kershaw to win every one of his starts. If they weren't "LA" you would see them in the 20s. Oh well, this is all subjective.

[atomic]

Who are the Milwaukee Pilots?

[ISU94]

Also how are the Indians ahead of us? We beat them 2 of 3 and we have the same overall record in a much tougher division.

Because they have a great rotation and a good lineup. I like their chances of continuing to be very, very good with guys like Carrasco, Bauer, Salazar, Tomlin, etc. than our's with Mike Wright/Ubaldo/Wilson etc. continuing to get starts. It's not just about standings right now and who has a better record like it's been stated multiple times.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Because they have a great rotation and a good lineup. I like their chances of continuing to be very, very good with guys like Carrasco, Bauer, Salazar, Tomlin, etc. than our's with Mike Wright/Ubaldo/Wilson etc. continuing to get starts. It's not just about standings right now and who has a better record like it's been stated multiple times.

Why is our rotation apparently the only thing that matters?

We have a superior lineup and bullpen.

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[LookinUp]

Houston is climbing. Playing some really nice ball. It would be nice if we get a good pitcher to fill out our rotation.

[OrangeOctober88]

I'd move SF ahead of the Cubs and the Orioles ahead of the Nationals. I can understand Cleveland since they have almost the same record as the O's (one less win, same losses) and have been blistering hot lately.

[MachoMachadoMan]

Why is our rotation apparently the only thing that matters?

We have a superior lineup and bullpen.

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If we keep up this pace and win the division by 5-6 games, we would still hear "yeah, but their rotation stinks" in some effort to devalue the crown. Listening to sports talk (which is always a dangerous echo chamber) you'd think this team was spiraling down and not winning 5 games straight. Even on this board we have threads about selling high on Matty. We're in the hunt for our second division title in five years and third playoff appearance in that time. How good is this team? On July 26, we are 15 games over .500 good and I'm happy with that.