MLB.com Power Rankings (17th; Last Week: N/A)
MLB has revamped their presentation of the Power Rankings, and now only go to 20 places. The O's were ranked 17th in the Experts poll (75% weight) and 17th in the Fans' Poll, so they are 17th overall. There's only one team with a worse record (by 0.5 game) ahead of them, so no complaining this week.
ESPN.com Power Poll (16th; LW: 22nd)
A week after ESPN dropped them five spots, the Worldwide Leader raises the O's six spots. Anyone got any Dramamine? "Now mostly healthy, the O's have been on a roll of late and are now only three games out of first place in the AL East (ED: at time of publication).