MLB power rankings for start of July

By Rick Morris

Start of June power rankings in parentheses.

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

BIGGEST RISERS: Los Angeles Angels and Texas (12 spots), New York Mets (8 spots), Atlanta and Boston (7 spots), Chicago White Sox (5 spots), Colorado (4 spots), Kansas City (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Toronto (11 spots), Philadelphia (8 spots), Minnesota (7 spots), Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay (5 spots), San Francisco (4 spots), Oakland, St. Louis and Washington (3 spots)