MLB power rankings for mid-June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of June rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 LA Dodgers (2)

2 Washington (3)

3 Texas (1)

4 NY Yankees (11)

5 San Francisco (14)

6 Tampa Bay (5)

7 Baltimore (9)

8 Atlanta (7)

9 Chicago White Sox (6)

10 Cincinnati (10)

11 LA Angels (15)

12 NY Mets (8)

13 Miami (4)

14 Toronto (13)

15 Pittsburgh (20)

16 St. Louis (16)

17 Cleveland (18)

18 Boston (17)

19 Arizona (22)

20 Philadelphia (12)

21 Milwaukee (21)

22 Detroit (19)

23 Oakland (25)

24 Seattle (23)

25 Houston (24)

26 Minnesota (30)

27 Kansas City (27)

28 Colorado (26)

SECOND TIER

29 San Diego (28)

30 Chicago Cubs (29)

BIGGEST RISERS: San Francisco (9 spots), New York Yankees (7 spots), Pittsburgh (5 spots), Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota (4 spots), Arizona (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Miami (9 spots), Philadelphia (8 spots), New York Mets (4 spots), Chicago White Sox and Detroit (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – AVERAGE PER TEAM OF 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AL EAST 9.8

2 NL EAST 11

3 AL WEST 15.25

4 NL WEST 16.4

5 NL CENTRAL 19.6

6 AL CENTRAL 20.2

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 45.25

2 NL 47