MLB power rankings for start of May

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER
1 Los Angeles Dodgers (10)
2 St Louis (9)
3 Toronto (26)
4 Boston (1)
5 Florida (14)
6 New York Yankees (2)
7 Philadelphia (5)
8 Chicago Cubs (4)
9 Cincinnati (19)
10 Seattle (28)
11 Kansas City (16)
12 Detroit (18)
13 Milwaukee (17)
14 Chicago White Sox (15)
15 Minnesota (11)
16 Tampa Bay (3)
17 Atlanta (22)
18 New York Mets (6)
19 San Francisco (23)
20 Pittsburgh (27)
21 Arizona (8)
22 Texas (20)
23 Los Angeles Angels (7)
24 San Diego (30)
25 Houston (21)
26 Oakland (12)

SECOND TIER
27 Cleveland (13)
28 Baltimore (25)
29 Colorado (24)
30 Washington (29)