Orioles Drop To No. 6 In Stan 'The Fan' Charles' MLB Power Rankings

[PressBoxOnline]

After a 3-3 week, the Baltimore Orioles drop to No. 6 in Stan "The Fan" Charles' latest MLB power rankings.

https://www.pressboxonline.com/2016/05/23/stan-the-fan-charles-mlb-power-rankings-may-23-2016

[MagicBird]

And are #5 on mlb.com .. . . . .

5. Orioles: The knock on the Orioles as Spring Training came to a close was that they had a lineup full of mashers and a rotation void of aces. The only O's pitcher from 2015 who pitched to a sub-4.00 ERA was Wei-Yin Chen, and he's now a Marlin. Predictions largely rested on the Orioles scoring eight runs every night and allowing nine. Looks like the joke's on us. Yes, the Orioles are indeed mashing, but -- eureka! --- they're pitching, too. Through Sunday, they had the sixth-lowest ERA in the AL 3.80. And they're in first place in a surprisingly pedestrian AL East.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/179705784/giants-orioles-in-top-5-of-mlb-power-rankings

The pedestrian AL East? The two top teams in the AL are in the East & all 5 teams are ranked in the top 19.

[canonfaz]

And are #5 on mlb.com .. . . . .

5. Orioles: The knock on the Orioles as Spring Training came to a close was that they had a lineup full of mashers and a rotation void of aces. The only O's pitcher from 2015 who pitched to a sub-4.00 ERA was Wei-Yin Chen, and he's now a Marlin. Predictions largely rested on the Orioles scoring eight runs every night and allowing nine. Looks like the joke's on us. Yes, the Orioles are indeed mashing, but -- eureka! --- they're pitching, too. Through Sunday, they had the sixth-lowest ERA in the AL 3.80. And they're in first place in a surprisingly pedestrian AL East.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/179705784/giants-orioles-in-top-5-of-mlb-power-rankings

The pedestrian AL East? The two top teams in the AL are in the East & all 5 teams are ranked in the top 19.

Whenever the Yankees and Red Sux aren't #1 and #2 in the division, it's a weak division. duh

[MagicBird]

Whenever the Yankees and Red Sux aren't #1 and #2 in the division, it's a weak division. duh

So its been rather pedestrian since 2012 . . . . .