MLB power rankings for mid-July

By Rick Morris

Start of July power rankings in parentheses.

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

BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago White Sox (8 spots), Colorado and Tampa Bay (4 spots), St. Louis and San Francisco (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Minnesota (7 spots), New York Mets (5 spots), Boston (4 spots), Detroit (3 spots)