Tuesday, May 14, 2013

MLB power rankings for mid-May



By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER
1 Texas (8)
2 St. Louis (14)
3 NY Yankees (10)
4 Baltimore (15)
5 Atlanta (6)
6 San Francisco (12)
7 Cincinnati (7)
8 Boston (13)
9 Washington (2)
10 Detroit (9)
11 Cleveland (22)
12 Arizona (17)
13 Pittsburgh (16)
14 Tampa Bay (5)
15 Kansas City (20)
16 Oakland (18)
17 Colorado (28)
18 Philadelphia (11)
19 Seattle (25)
20 Minnesota (29)
21 Toronto (1)
22 LA Dodgers (4)
23 LA Angels (3)
24 Milwaukee (23)
25 San Diego (24)
26 Chicago White Sox (19)
27 NY Mets (21)
28 Chicago Cubs (26)
SECOND TIER
29 Miami (27)
30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: St. Louis (12 spots), Baltimore, Cleveland and Colorado (11 spots), Minnesota (9 spots), New York Yankees and Texas (7 spots), San Francisco and Seattle (6 spots), Arizona, Boston and Kansas City (5 spots), Pittsburgh (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: LA Angels and Toronto (20 spots), LA Dodgers (18 spots), Tampa Bay (9 spots), Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia and Washington (7 spots), New York Mets (6 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – AVERAGE PER TEAM OF 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST
1 AL EAST 50
2 NL CENTRAL74
3T NL WEST 82
3T AL CENTRAL 82
5 NL EAST 88
6 AL WEST 89
RANKINGS PER LEAGUE
1 AL 221
2 NL 244

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