MLB power rankings for start of July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-June rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Pittsburgh (5)

2 Boston (4)

3 Texas (8)

4 Oakland (2)

5 Atlanta (7)

6 Baltimore (6)

7 St. Louis (1)

8 Cincinnati (3)

SECOND TIER

9 Tampa Bay (12)

10 Cleveland (19)

11 Detroit (9)

12 Washington (16)

13 Toronto (20)

14 Colorado (14)

15 Arizona (10)

16 NY Yankees (11)

17 San Diego (15)

18 LA Angels (21)

19 Philadelphia (17)

20 LA Dodgers (22)

21 San Francisco (13)

22 Kansas City (18)

23 Minnesota (24)

24 Seattle (23)

25 Chicago Cubs (27)

26 NY Mets (28)

27 Milwaukee (26)

28 Chicago White Sox (25)

THIRD TIER

29 Miami (30)

30 Houston (29)

BIGGEST RISERS: Cleveland (9 spots), Toronto (7 spots), Texas (5 spots), Pittsburgh and Washington (4 spots), LA Angels and Tampa Bay (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: San Francisco (8 spots), St. Louis (6 spots), Kansas City (4 spots), Arizona, Cincinnati and New York Yankees (5 spots), Chicago White Sox (3 spots)

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

1 AL EAST 46

2 NL CENTRAL 68

3 AL WEST 79

4 AL CENTRAL 81

5 NL WEST 87

6 NL EAST 91

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 206

2 NL 244