MLB power rankings for mid-August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of August rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Washington (1)

2 Cincinnati (2)

3 NY Yankees (3)

4 Texas (4)

5 Atlanta (6)

6 Tampa Bay (14)

7 LA Dodgers (7)

8 Pittsburgh (5)

9 San Francisco (12)

10 Baltimore (15)

11 St. Louis (11)

12 Chicago White Sox (8)

13 Oakland (9)

14 Detroit (13)

15 LA Angels (10)

SECOND TIER

16 Boston (17)

17 Arizona (18)

18 Toronto (16)

19 NY Mets (19)

20 San Diego (26)

21 Philadelphia (23)

22 Miami (22)

23 Seattle (21)

24 Milwaukee (24)

25 Cleveland (20)

THIRD TIER

26 Minnesota (25)

27 Kansas City (28)

FOURTH TIER

28 Chicago Cubs (27)

FIFTH TIER

29 Colorado (29)

SIXTH TIER

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Tampa Bay (8 spots), San Diego (6 spots), Baltimore (5 spots), San Francisco (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cleveland and LA Angels (5 spots), Chicago White Sox and Oakland (4 spots), Pittsburgh (3 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 10.6

2 NL EAST 13.6

3 AL WEST 13.75

4 NL WEST 16.2

5 NL CENTRAL 17.17

6 AL CENTRAL 20.8

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 45.15

2 NL 46.97