MLB power rankings for start of 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)
4 St Louis (4)
5 Los Angeles Angels (5)
6 Tampa Bay (11)
7 Milwaukee (10)
8 Detroit (7)
9 Texas (9)
10 Chicago White Sox (14)
11 Philadelphia (6)
12 Minnesota (15)
13 Toronto (8)
14 Seattle (18)
15 San Francisco (19)
16 Colorado (20)
17 Chicago Cubs (12)
18 Florida (17)
19 New York Mets (13)
20 Atlanta (21)
21 Cincinnati (16)
22 Houston (22)
23 Baltimore (23)
24 Pittsburgh (25)
SECOND TIER
25 Kansas City (26)
26 Arizona (24)
27 Oakland (28)
28 San Diego (29)
29 Cleveland (27)
THIRD TIER
30 Washington (30)

Biggest risers: Tampa Bay (5 spots), Chicago White Sox, Colorado and San Francisco (4 spots), Milwaukee (3 spots)

Biggest fallers: New York Mets (6 spots), Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Toronto (5 spots), Seattle (4 spots), Minnesota (3 spots)