MLB power rankings for start of August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-July rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Washington (3)

2 Cincinnati (5)

3 NY Yankees (1)

4 Texas (2)

5 Pittsburgh (6)

6 Atlanta (8)

7 LA Dodgers (9)

8 Chicago White Sox (4)

9 Oakland (19)

10 LA Angels (7)

11 St. Louis (10)

12 San Francisco (11)

13 Detroit (15)

14 Tampa Bay (13)

15 Baltimore (14)

16 Toronto (17)

17 Boston (16)

18 Arizona (21)

19 NY Mets (12)

20 Cleveland (18)

SECOND TIER

21 Seattle (25)

22 Miami (20)

23 Philadelphia (23)

24 Milwaukee (22)

THIRD TIER

25 Minnesota (26)

26 San Diego (28)

27 Chicago Cubs (24)

28 Kansas City (27)

FOURTH TIER

29 Colorado (29)

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Oakland (10 spots), Seattle (4 spots), Arizona and Cincinnati (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: NY Mets (7 spots), Chicago White Sox (4 spots), Chicago Cubs and LA Angels (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – AVERAGE PER TEAM OF 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AL WEST 11

2 AL EAST 13

3 NL EAST 14.2

4 NL CENTRAL 16.5

5 NL WEST 18.4

6 AL CENTRAL 18.8

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 42.8

2 NL 49.1