MLB power rankings for mid-June

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Houston (4)

2 Boston (2)

3 New York Yankees (1)

SECOND TIER

4 Seattle (3)

5 Milwaukee (5)

6 Atlanta (7)

7 Chicago Cubs (6)

8 Arizona (10)

9 Philadelphia (12)

10 Washington (8)

11 Cleveland (13)

12 LA Angels (11)

13 LA Dodgers (17)

14 St. Louis (9)

15 Oakland (14)

16 Colorado (15)

17 Pittsburgh (16)

18 Tampa Bay (19)

19 San Francisco (18)

20 Detroit (20)

21 Toronto (24)

22 Minnesota (23)

23 San Diego (22)

24 Texas (25)

25 New York Mets (21)

26 Cincinnati (27)

27 Miami (28)

THIRD TIER

28 Chicago White Sox (29)

29 Kansas City (26)

30 Baltimore (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: LA Dodgers (4 spots), Houston, Philadelphia and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: St. Louis (5 spots), NY Mets (4 spots), Kansas City (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 AL WEST 56

2 NL CENTRAL 69

3 AL EAST 74

4 NL EAST 77

5 NL WEST 79

6 AL CENTRAL 110

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 NL 225

2 AL 240