MLB power rankings for start of June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-May rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 St. Louis (2)

2 Texas (1)

3 Cincinnati (7)

4 Oakland (16)

5 Pittsburgh (13)

6 Boston (8)

7 Atlanta (5)

8 NY Yankees (3)

9 Baltimore (4)

10 Tampa Bay (14)

11 Detroit (10)

12 Arizona (12)

13 Cleveland (11)

14 Washington (9)

15 San Francisco (6)

16 Colorado (17)

17 Philadelphia (18)

18 LA Angels (23)

19 San Diego (25)

20 Toronto (21)

21 Seattle (19)

22 Minnesota (20)

23 LA Dodgers (22)

24 Chicago White Sox (26)

25 Kansas City (15)

26 Milwaukee (24)

27 Chicago Cubs (28)

28 NY Mets (27)

SECOND TIER

29 Houston (30)

30 Miami (29)

BIGGEST RISERS: Oakland (12 spots), Pittsburgh (8 spots), San Diego (6 spots), LA Angels (5 spots), Cincinnati and Tampa Bay (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Kansas City (10 spots), San Francisco (9 spots), Baltimore, NY Yankees and Washington (5 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 53

2 NL CENTRAL 59

3 AL WEST 74

4 NL WEST 85

5 AL CENTRAL 95

6 NL EAST 96

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 222

2 NL 240