MLB power rankings for mid-June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for start of June in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 Boston (6)

3 Milwaukee (11)

4 Atlanta (8)

5 St. Louis (2)

6 Detroit (15)

7 San Francisco (9)

8 Arizona (7)

9 New York Yankees (5)

10 Texas (10)

11 Tampa Bay (12)

12 Cleveland (4)

13 Cincinnati (16)

SECOND TIER

14 Seattle (17)

15 Chicago White Sox (23)

16 Los Angeles Angels (14)

17 Florida (3)

18 Toronto (13)

19 New York Mets (20)

20 Pittsburgh (21)

21 Colorado (19)

22 Los Angeles Dodgers (22)

23 Washington (28)

24 Baltimore (24)

25 San Diego (25)

26 Kansas City (27)

27 Oakland (18)

28 Minnesota (30)

29 Chicago Cubs (26)

30 Houston (29)

BIGGEST RISERS: Detroit (9 spots), Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee (8 spots), Washington (5 spots), Atlanta and Boston (4 spots), Cincinnati and Seattle (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Florida (14 spots), Oakland (9 spots), Cleveland (8 spots), Toronto (5 spots), New York Yankees (4 spots), Chicago Cubs and St. Louis (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE DIVISION, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1T AL East (12.8)

1T NL East (12.8)

3 NL West (16.6)

4 NL Central (16.67)

5 AL West (16.75)

6 AL Central (17.4)

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 NL (46.07)

2 AL (46.95)