MLB power rankings for the start of June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for mid-May in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 St. Louis (8)

3 Florida (3)

4 Cleveland (5)

5 New York Yankees (11)

6 Boston (17)

7 Arizona (28)

8 Atlanta (9)

9 San Francisco (6)

10 Texas (13)

11 Milwaukee (18)

12 Tampa Bay (2)

13 Toronto (16)

14 Los Angeles Angels (7)

15 Detroit (10)

16 Cincinnati (4)

17 Seattle (26)

18 Oakland (15)

SECOND TIER

19 Colorado (12)

20 New York Mets (21)

21 Pittsburgh (24)

22 Los Angeles Dodgers (19)

23 Chicago White Sox (27)

24 Baltimore (20)

25 San Diego (25)

26 Chicago Cubs (23)

27 Kansas City (14)

28 Washington (22)

29 Houston (29)

THIRD TIER

30 Minnesota (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Arizona (21 spots), Boston (11 spots), Seattle (9 spots), Milwaukee (7 spots), New York Yankees and St. Louis (6 spots), Chicago White Sox (4 spots), Pittsburgh, Texas and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Kansas City (13 spots), Cincinnati (12 spots), Tampa Bay (10 spots), Colorado and Los Angeles Angels (7 spots), Washington (6 spots), Detroit (5 spots), Baltimore (4 spots), Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland and San Francisco (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE DIVISION, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AL West (11)

2T AL East (12)

2T NL East (12)

4 NL West (16.4)

5 AL Central (19.8)

6 NL Central (21)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AL (42.8)

2 NL (49.8)