MLB power rankings for start of September

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for mid-August in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 Boston (2)

3 New York Yankees (3)

4 Atlanta (4)

5 Milwaukee (5)

6 Arizona (6)

7 Texas (7)

SECOND TIER

8 Tampa Bay (11)

9 Los Angeles Angels (8)

10 Detroit (12)

11 San Francisco (9)

12 St. Louis (10)

THIRD TIER

13 Toronto (13)

14 Cincinnati (17)

15 Chicago White Sox (16)

16 Cleveland (14)

17 New York Mets (15)

18 Los Angeles Dodgers (24)

19 Colorado (21)

20 Washington (18)

21 Pittsburgh (20)

22 Florida (19)

23 Oakland (22)

24 Chicago Cubs (26)

25 San Diego (25)

26 Seattle (27)

27 Minnesota (23)

28 Kansas City (28)

29 Baltimore (29)

FOURTH TIER

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Los Angeles Dodgers (6 spots), Tampa Bay (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Minnesota (4 spots), Florida (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 (11)

2 NL East (12.8)

3 NL West (15.8)

4 AL West (16.25)

5 NL Central (17.67)

6 AL Central (19.2)

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 NL (46.27)

2 AL (46.45)