MLB power rankings for start of September

By Rick Morris

TOP TIER -- LEGITIMATE WORLD SERIES CONTENDERS
1. LA Angels
2. Tampa Bay
3. Boston
4. Chicago Cubs
5. Milwaukee
6. Chicago White Sox

SECOND TIER -- OTHER PLAYOFF CONTENDERS
7. Minnesota
8. Philadelphia
9. Arizona
10. New York Mets
11. LA Dodgers
12. New York Yankees
13. St. Louis

THIRD TIER
14. Toronto
15. Florida
16. Colorado
17. Houston

FOURTH TIER
18. Texas
19. Oakland
20. Cleveland
21. Detroit
22. Cincinnati
23. Baltimore
24. Atlanta
25. Kansas City
26. Pittsburgh

FIFTH TIER
27. San Francisco
28. San Diego
29. Seattle
30. Washington