MLB power rankings for mid-May

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of May rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Oakland (1)

2 Milwaukee (2)

3 San Francisco (4)

4 Detroit (8)

SECOND TIER

5 Atlanta (3)

6 Los Angeles Angels (14)

7 Colorado (6)

8 Los Angeles Dodgers (5)

9 Kansas City (10)

10 Washington (7)

11 St. Louis (11)

12 Miami (17)

13 Boston (20)

14 Cincinnati (15)

15 New York Mets (9)

16 Baltimore (16)

17 New York Yankees (13)

18 Toronto (19)

19 Seattle (24)

20 Chicago White Sox (18)

21 Tampa Bay (21)

22 Minnesota (22)

23 Texas (12)

24 Pittsburgh (26)

25 San Diego (25)

26 Cleveland (27)

27 Philadelphia (23)

THIRD TIER

28 Arizona (30)

29 Chicago Cubs (28)

30 Houston (29)

BIGGEST RISERS: Los Angeles Angels (8 spots), Boston (7 spots), Miami and Seattle (5 spots), Detroit and New York Yankees (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Texas (11 spots), New York Mets (6 spots), Philadelphia (4 spots), Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington (3 spots)