MLB power rankings for mid-July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of July rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 NY Yankees (2)

2 Texas (1)

SECOND TIER

3 Washington (3)

4 Chicago White Sox (9)

5 Cincinnati (12)

6 Pittsburgh (15)

7 LA Angels (5)

8 Atlanta (13)

9 LA Dodgers (7)

10 St. Louis (16)

11 San Francisco (4)

12 NY Mets (6)

13 Tampa Bay (11)

14 Baltimore (8)

15 Detroit (18)

16 Boston (10)

17 Toronto (14)

18 Cleveland (17)

19 Oakland (22)

THIRD TIER

20 Miami (19)

21 Arizona (20)

22 Milwaukee (23)

FOURTH TIER

23 Philadelphia (21)

24 Chicago Cubs (30)

25 Seattle (25)

26 Minnesota (26)

27 Kansas City (24)

28 San Diego (29)

29 Colorado (28)

30 Houston (27)

BIGGEST RISERS: LA Angels (10 spots), Pittsburgh (9 spots), Cincinnati (7 spots), Chicago Cubs and St. Louis (6 spots), Atlanta and Chicago White Sox (5 spots), Detroit, Houston, Kansas City and Oakland (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: San Francisco (7 spots), Baltimore, Boston and New York Mets (6 spots), Toronto (3 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 12.2

2 NL EAST 13.2

3 AL WEST 13.25

4 NL CENTRAL 16.17

5 AL CENTRAL 18

6 NL WEST 19.6

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 43.45

2 NL 48.97