MLB power rankings for start of May

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rating in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Oakland (12)

2 Milwaukee (23)

3 Atlanta (7)

SECOND TIER

4 San Francisco (21)

5 Los Angeles Dodgers (3)

6 Colorado (28)

7 Washington (1)

8 Detroit (9)

9 New York Mets (24)

10 Kansas City (16)

11 St. Louis (2)

12 Texas (5)

13 New York Yankees (11)

14 Los Angeles Angels (10)

15 Cincinnati (8)

16 Baltimore (18)

17 Miami (26)

18 Chicago White Sox (29)

19 Toronto (15)

20 Boston (6)

21 Tampa Bay (4)

22 Minnesota (27)

23 Philadelphia (19)

24 Seattle (13)

25 San Diego (20)

26 Pittsburgh (14)

27 Cleveland (17)

28 Chicago Cubs (25)

29 Houston (30)

30 Arizona (22)