MLB power rankings for start of July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-June rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Texas (3)

SECOND TIER

2 NY Yankees (4)

THIRD TIER

3 Washington (2)

4 San Francisco (5)

5 LA Angels (11)

6 NY Mets (12)

7 LA Dodgers (1)

8 Baltimore (7)

9 Chicago White Sox (9)

10 Boston (18)

11 Tampa Bay (6)

12 Cincinnati (10)

13 Atlanta (8)

14 Toronto (14)

15 Pittsburgh (15)

16 St. Louis (16)

17 Cleveland (17)

18 Detroit (22)

19 Miami (13)

20 Arizona (19)

21 Philadelphia (20)

22 Oakland (23)

23 Milwaukee (21)

24 Kansas City (27)

25 Seattle (24)

THIRD TIER

26 Minnesota (26)

27 Houston (25)

28 Colorado (28)

29 San Diego (29)

30 Chicago Cubs (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Boston (8 spots), LA Angels and New York Mets (6 spots), Detroit (4 spots), Kansas City (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: LA Dodgers and Miami (6 spots), Atlanta and Tampa Bay (5 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 9

2 NL EAST 12.4

3 AL WEST 13.25

4 NL WEST 17.6

5 AL CENTRAL 18.8

6 NL CENTRAL 20.5

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 41.05

2 NL 50.5