MLB power rankings for start of September

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-August rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Atlanta (1)

2 Boston (2)

3 Detroit (3)

4 Texas (4)

5 LA Dodgers (5)

6 Pittsburgh (6)

7 St. Louis (8)

8 Oakland (9)

9 Cincinnati (7)

10 Tampa Bay (10)

SECOND TIER

11 NY Yankees (14)

12 Baltimore (11)

13 Washington (16)

14 Kansas City (12)

15 Cleveland (13)

16 Arizona (15)

THIRD TIER

17 Colorado (17)

18 Philadelphia (21)

19 LA Angels (23)

20 Seattle (18)

21 Toronto (19)

22 NY Mets (20)

23 San Diego (22)

24 Milwaukee (24)

25 San Francisco (27)

26 Minnesota (25)

FOURTH TIER

27 Chicago White Sox (28)

28 Chicago Cubs (26)

29 Miami (29)

FIFTH TIER

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: LA Angels (4 spots), NY Yankees, Philadelphia and Washington (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: none more than 2 spots

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

1 AL EAST 56

2 NL CENTRAL 74

3 AL WEST 81

4 NL EAST 83

5 AL CENTRAL 85

6 NL WEST 86

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 222

2 NL 243