Wednesday, August 19, 2009

MLB power rankings for mid-August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings are listed in parentheses.

TOP TIER
1 New York Yankees (2)
2 Los Angeles Angels (4)
3 Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
4 Philadelphia (5)
5 St Louis (7)
6 Boston (3)
7 Texas (9)
8 Tampa Bay (6)
9 Colorado (10)
10 San Francisco (8)
11 Florida (11)
12 Detroit (13)
13 Chicago White Sox (14)
SECOND TIER
14 Atlanta (17)
15 Seattle (16)
16 Chicago Cubs (12)
THIRD TIER
17 Milwaukee (18)
18 Minnesota (15)
19 New York Mets (19)
20 Houston (20)
21 Toronto (21)
22 Arizona (24)
FOURTH TIER
23 Oakland (26)
24 Cincinnati (22)
25 Cleveland (27)
26 San Diego (28)
27 Pittsburgh (25)
28 Baltimore (23)
29 Kansas City (29)
FIFTH TIER
30 Washington (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Atlanta and Oakland (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Boston and Minnesota (3 spots), Chicago Cubs (4 spots), Baltimore (5 spots)

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