MLB power rankings for mid-July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of July rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Boston (2)

2 St. Louis (7)

3 Pittsburgh (1)

4 Oakland (4)

5 Tampa Bay (9)

6 Texas (3)

7 Atlanta (5)

8 Baltimore (6)

9 Cincinnati (8)

10 Detroit (11)

11 Cleveland (10)

12 Arizona (15)

13 NY Yankees (16)

14 Washington (12)

15 Philadelphia (19)

16 LA Dodgers (20)

SECOND TIER

17 Toronto (13)

18 Colorado (14)

19 LA Angels (18)

20 Kansas City (22)

21 San Francisco (21)

22 Chicago Cubs (25)

23 San Diego (17)

24 NY Mets (26)

25 Seattle (24)

26 Minnesota (23)

27 Milwaukee (27)

28 Chicago White Sox (28)

THIRD TIER

29 Miami (29)

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: St. Louis (5 spots), LA Dodgers, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay (4 spots), Arizona, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota and NY Yankees (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: San Diego (6 spots), Colorado and Toronto (4 spots), Texas (3 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 44

2 NL CENTRAL 63

3 AL WEST 84

4 NL EAST 89

5 NL WEST 90

6 AL CENTRAL 95

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 223

2 NL 242