MLB power rankings for mid-May

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for start of May in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 Tampa Bay (6)

3 Florida (2)

4 Cincinnati (16)

5 Cleveland (7)

6 San Francisco (12)

7 Los Angeles Angels (9)

8 St. Louis (8)

9 Atlanta (13)

10 Detroit (20)

SECOND TIER

11 New York Yankees (5)

12 Colorado (3)

13 Texas (4)

14 Kansas City (11)

15 Oakland (15)

16 Toronto (14)

17 Boston (19)

18 Milwaukee (17)

19 Los Angeles Dodgers (10)

20 Baltimore (18)

21 New York Mets (26)

22 Washington (22)

23 Chicago Cubs (25)

24 Pittsburgh (23)

25 San Diego (29)

26 Seattle (21)

27 Chicago White Sox (28)

28 Arizona (24)

29 Houston (30)

THIRD TIER

30 Minnesota (27)

BIGGEST RISERS: Cincinnati (12 spots), Detroit (10 spots), San Francisco (6 spots), New York Mets (5 spots), Atlanta, San Diego and Tampa Bay (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Colorado, Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas (9 spots), New York Yankees (6 spots), Seattle (5 spots), Arizona (4 spots), Kansas City and Minnesota (3 spots)