MLB power rankings for mid-May

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Chicago Cubs (1)

SECOND TIER
2 Boston (4)

3 Washington (5)

4 Chicago White Sox (19)

5 Seattle (12)

6 Baltimore (22)

7 New York Mets (13)

8 Philadelphia (30)

THIRD TIER
9 St. Louis (7)

10 Los Angeles Dodgers (3)

11 San Francisco (8)

12 Texas (10)

13 Colorado (26)

14 Toronto (11)

15 Miami (23)

16 Cleveland (15)

17 Kansas City (16)

18 Pittsburgh (9)

FOURTH TIER

19 Arizona (18)

20 Tampa Bay (20)

21 New York Yankees (17)

22 Houston (2)

23 Detroit (14)

24 Cincinnati (27)

25 San Diego (24)

26 Oakland (25)

27 Los Angeles Angels (6)

28 Milwaukee (29)

SIXTH TIER

29 Atlanta (28)

30 Minnesota (21)

BIGGEST GAINERS: Philadelphia (22 spots), Baltimore (16 spots), Chicago White Sox (15 spots), Colorado (13 spots), Miami (8 spots), Seattle (7 spots), New York Mets (6 spots), Cincinnati (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Los Angeles Angels (21 spots), Houston (20 spots), Detroit, Minnesota and Pittsburgh (9 spots), Los Angeles Dodgers (7 spots), New York Yankees (4 spots), San Francisco and Toronto (3 spots)

1 NL EAST 62

2 AL EAST 63

3 NL WEST 78

4 NL CENTRAL 80

5 AL CENTRAL 90

6 AL WEST 92

NL 220

AL 245