MLB power rankings for start of June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Texas (4)

2 LA Dodgers (15)

3 Washington (12)

4 Miami (6)

5 Tampa Bay (3)

6 Chicago White Sox (23)

7 Atlanta (7)

8 NY Mets (21)

9 Baltimore (26)

10 Cincinnati (13)

11 NY Yankees (2)

12 Philadelphia (1)

13 Toronto (14)

14 San Francisco (10)

15 LA Angels (5)

16 St. Louis (17)

17 Boston (8)

18 Cleveland (22)

SECOND TIER

19 Detroit (9)

20 Pittsburgh (24)

21 Milwaukee (16)

22 Arizona (11)

23 Seattle (27)

24 Houston (29)

25 Oakland (30)

26 Colorado (19)

27 Kansas City (20)

THIRD TIER

28 San Diego (28)

29 Chicago Cubs (18)

30 Minnesota (25)

BIGGEST RISERS: Baltimore and Chicago White Sox (17 spots), LA Dodgers and New York Mets (13 spots), Washington (9 spots), Houston and Oakland (5 spots), Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Seattle (4 spots), Cincinnati and Texas (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Arizona, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia (11 spots), Detroit and LA Angels (10 spots), Boston and New York Yankees (9 spots), Colorado and Kansas City (7 spots), Milwaukee and Minnesota (5 spots), San Francisco (4 spots)

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

1 NL EAST 8

2 AL EAST 11

3 AL WEST 16

4 NL WEST 18.4

5T AL CENTRAL 20

5T NL CENTRAL 20

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 NL 46.4

2 AL 47