MLB power rankings for mid-May

By Rick Morris

Preseason power rankings in parentheses.

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

BIGGEST RISERS: San Diego (25 spots), Toronto (21 spots), Washington (16 spots), Detroit and San Francisco (8 spots), Oakland (7 spots), Cincinnati, Minnesota and Texas (6 spots), Tampa Bay (4 spots), New York Mets (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago White Sox (15 spots), Colorado (13 spots), Seattle (11 spots), Milwaukee (10 spots), Los Angeles Dodgers (9 spots), Arizona (8 spots), Atlanta and Los Angeles Angels (7 spots), Baltimore and Boston (6 spots), Chicago Cubs and Kansas City (5 spots), St. Louis (4 spots), Florida (3 spots)