MLB power rankings for mid-September

By Rick Morris

Start of September power rankings in parentheses.

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

BIGGEST RISERS: Colorado and San Francisco (4 spots), Minnesota, New York Mets and Philadelphia (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Atlanta, San Diego and Toronto (4 spots), Los Angeles Angels (3 spots)