MLB power rankings for start of July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for mid-June in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 New York Yankees (9)

3 Boston (2)

4 Atlanta (4)

5 San Francisco (7)

6 Tampa Bay (11)

7 Detroit (6)

8 Milwaukee (3)

9 St. Louis (5)

10 Arizona (8)

11 Texas (10)

12 Los Angeles Angels (16)

13 Cleveland (12)

14 Pittsburgh (20)

15 Cincinnati (13)

16 Toronto (18)

17 New York Mets (19)

18 Colorado (21)

19 Washington (23)

20 Chicago White Sox (15)

21 Seattle (14)

SECOND TIER

22 San Diego (25)

23 Florida (17)

24 Oakland (27)

25 Los Angeles Dodgers (22)

26 Baltimore (24)

27 Minnesota (28)

28 Chicago Cubs (29)

29 Kansas City (26)

THIRD TIER

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: New York Yankees (8 spots), Florida and Pittsburgh (6 spots), Tampa Bay (5 spots), Los Angeles Angels and Washington (4 spots), Colorado and Oakland (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Seattle (7 spots), Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee (5 spots), St. Louis (4 spots), Kansas City, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego (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 East (10.6)

2 NL East (12.8)

3 NL West (16)

4 AL West (17)

5 NL Central (17.3)

6 AL Central (21.2)

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 NL (46.1)

2 AL (48.8)