MLB power rankings for mid-June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of June rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 St. Louis (1)

2 Oakland (4)

3 Cincinnati (3)

4 Boston (6)

5 Pittsburgh (5)

6 Baltimore (9)

7 Atlanta (7)

8 Texas (2)

9 Detroit (11)

10 Arizona (12)

11 NY Yankees (8)

12 Tampa Bay (10)

13 San Francisco (15)

14 Colorado (16)

15 San Diego (19)

16 Washington (14)

17 Philadelphia (17)

18 Kansas City (25)

19 Cleveland (13)

20 Toronto (20)

21 LA Angels (18)

22 LA Dodgers (23)

23 Seattle (21)

24 Minnesota (22)

25 Chicago White Sox (24)

26 Milwaukee (26)

27 Chicago Cubs (27)

SECOND TIER

28 NY Mets (28)

29 Houston (29)

30 Miami (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Kansas City (7 spots), San Diego (4 spots), Baltimore and LA Angels (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cleveland and Texas (6 spots), New York Yankees (3 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 53

2 NL CENTRAL 60

3 NL WEST 74

4 AL WEST 83

5 AL CENTRAL 95

6 NL EAST 98

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 231

2 NL 255