Baltimore Orioles Power Rankings - 2012
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 8 | 27-15 | 2 | Adam Jones has ridden a fortunate home run/fly ball rate of 26.8 percent to the second-highest home run total in baseball (14). Although that rate will drop, Jones has set himself up nicely for the first 30-plus homer season of his career. -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |
| Week 7 | 22-13 | 3 | Wei-Yin Chen has provided much-needed stability in the rotation thus far, averaging six-plus innings per start and two or fewer runs in five of his six starts. The Birds need him to maintain his momentum in each of this week's challenging matchups against New York (CC Sabathia) and Washington (Stephen Strasburg). -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |
| Week 6 | 19-9 | 6 | A statement week for Baltimore as the Orioles took five of six from the Yankees and Red Sox. Next up, the O's face World Series favorite Texas -- owner of the best run differential in the AL (+47). -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |
| Week 5 | 14-8 | 12 | Just 22 games into the season, Baltimore already has matched its 2011 total for come-from-behind wins in the seventh inning or later (five), making up more than one-third of its total victories in 2012 (14). -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |
| Week 4 | 9-7 | 18 | The first three weeks of the season have been a microcosm of what to expect over 162 games for the O's … success against the bottom third of the league, struggle against the top third and inconsistency against the middle third. A low- to mid-70s win total and a fourth-place ceiling each remain likely. -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |
| Week 3 | 5-4 | 18 | Through his first 33 plate appearances, Matt Wieters has posted a line of .286/.394/.536 with a BABIP of .261, and a 5/3 BB/SO ratio. -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |
| Week 2 | 3-0 | 20 | The Orioles got outstanding starts (from Jake Arrieta, Tommy Hunter and Jason Hammel) in their season-opening series sweep of the Twins. -- ESPN.com | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 28 | A .500 record still looks unattainable for Baltimore, given its current composition and the strength of its opponents in the AL East. Once again, the Orioles fan base will likely spend the summer looking for hope in the minors (Dylan Bundy/Manny Machado) and debating the merits of trading their top commodity (Adam Jones). -- Nick Faleris: Camden Depot | |