MLB power rankings for mid-July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings are listed in parentheses.
TOP TIER
1 Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
2 Boston (2)
3 New York Yankees (3)
SECOND TIER
4 Philadelphia (11)
5 Los Angeles Angels (5)
6 Tampa Bay (6)
7 St Louis (4)
8 San Francisco (15)
9 Detroit (8)
10 Texas (9)
11 Colorado (16)
12 Florida (18)
13 Minnesota (12)
14 Chicago White Sox (10)
15 Milwaukee (7)
16 Seattle (14)
17 Chicago Cubs (17)
18 New York Mets (19)
19 Houston (22)
20 Toronto (13)
21 Atlanta (20)
22 Cincinnati (21)
THIRD TIER
23 Baltimore (23)
24 Arizona (26)
25 Kansas City (25)
26 Oakland (27)
27 Pittsburgh (24)
28 San Diego (28)
29 Cleveland (29)
FOURTH TIER
30 Washington (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Philadelphia and San Francisco (7 spots), Florida (6 spots), Colorado (5 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Milwaukee (8 spots), Toronto (7 spots), Chicago White Sox (4 spots), Houston, Pittsburgh and St. Louis (3 spots)