MLB power rankings

By Rick Morris

Here's a current assessment, top to bottom, of where the teams in Major League Baseball sit at the moment:

TOP TIER
1. Arizona
2. L.A. Angels
3. Boston
4. Florida
5. Tampa Bay
6. Chicago Cubs
7. Philadelphia
8. Chicago White Sox
9. Oakland

SECOND TIER (playoff also-rans without acquiring additional help)
10. St. Louis
11. Toronto
12. Houston
13. Atlanta
14. Minnesota
15. New York Yankees

THIRD TIER (teams on the verge of falling out of playoff contention)
16. New York Mets
17. L.A. Dodgers
18. Cleveland
19. Detroit
20. Milwaukee
21. Baltimore
22. Texas
23. Cincinnati
24. Pittsburgh

BOTTOM TIER
25. Colorado
26. Kansas City
27. Seattle
28. Washington
29. San Diego
30. San Francisco