MLB power rankings for mid-August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 LA Dodgers (2-1-1-1)

2 NY Yankees (4-2-2-2)

3 Houston (1-3-3-3)

 SECOND TIER

4 Minnesota (3-4-4-4)

5 Oakland (15-15-7-5)

6 Atlanta (10-5-5-6)

7 Tampa Bay (5-10-6-7)

8 Cleveland (18-18-8-8)

THIRD TIER

9 Washington (23-23-13-16)

10 St. Louis (14-14-15-13)

11 Milwaukee (8-8-10-11)

12 Boston (9-9-11-15)

13 Philadelphia (6-6-14-12)

14 NY Mets (20-20-21-17)

15 Chicago Cubs (7-7-9-9)

16 LA Angels (16-16-16-14)

17 San Francisco (25-25-24-19)

18 Arizona (17-17-19-18)

19 Texas (13-13-12-10)

FOURTH TIER

20 Cincinnati (19-19-22-20)

21 San Diego (12-12-18-22)

22 Chicago White Sox (22-22-23-23)

23 Toronto (26-26-26-26)

24 Colorado (11-11-17-21)

25 Pittsburgh (21-21-20-24)

26 Seattle (24-24-25-25)

FIFTH TIER

27 Miami (30-30-27-27)

28 Kansas City (28-29-28-28)

SIXTH TIER

29 Baltimore (29-29-30-29)

30 Detroit (27-27-29-30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Washington (7 spots), Boston, NY Mets, St. Louis and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Texas (9 spots), Chicago Cubs (6 spots), Colorado (3 spots)

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

1 AL WEST 69

2 NL EAST 69

3 AL EAST 73

4T NL CENTRAL 81

4T NL WEST 81

6 AL CENTRAL 92

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 AL 234

2 NL 239