MLB Power Rankings: Was Your Team Hot or Not at End of June?

As June and the first half of the 2012 MLB season come to a close, teams have been battling all over baseball.

In the NL West, the second place Dodgers have hit just six homers, and the first place SF Giants made them miss Matt Kemp.

In the AL West, the Halos are leading almost every hitting category for the month of June, and the Rangers have every reason to be concerned.

As for injuries, the Yankees had a heck of week, losing both CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte to the DL. CC should be back after the All-Star break, but the Yankees' veteran southpaw looks to be out until September.

The Phillies are getting healthier. Utley is back, and Howard should be back by July 17 (via CSNPhilly.com), which is good news but how good we shall find out soon.

As for the Tigers, they're lucky the AL Central is so weak because the poor baseball they have played certainly isn't deserving of being just four games out of first place.

The drama of it all, and the 2012 season is only just beginning.

Here are my power rankings for as of June 30.

Please feel free to comment if you think I ranked your team wrong or right.

RANK	TEAM	COMMENTS
1	Texas Rangers	Beating up on the weak for a week…Rockies, Astros & Padres keeps Rangers on top but good teams are coming.
2	New York Yankees	Pettitte, Sabathia, Gardner, Joba, Pineda and Rivera are all hurt but team is still so good.
3	Los Angeles Angels	This team is coming for Texas. Actually, Mike Trout is coming for everybody, even Harper. Posting .298 BA & 125 RBIs for June.
4	Washington Nationals	Offense is getting away with murder in the capital because of stellar pitching.
5	San Francisco Giants	Got Melk? Giants knock Dodgers out of top spot in NL West.
6	Baltimore Orioles	First place teams do not have sloppy defense; most errors in MLB with 67.
7	Cincinnati Reds	Votto might be best hitter in NL; get hits in clutch situations.
8	Los Angeles Dodgers	Second place isn’t so great; lost nine of last 10 & still Kemp-less. Six homers in June.
9	Tampa Bay Rays	3-7 in last 10 and falling fast in the AL East; 66 errors is second in MLB behind O’s. Also six homers in June.
10	New York Mets	Offense is hitting; run differential is +13.
11	Atlanta Braves	Can Jason Howard live up to expectations now? Had flashes again.
12	Chicago White Sox	President hopes Youkilis fairs better vs. righties.
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	AJ Burnett might—and should—be an All-Star.
14	St. Louis Cardinals	Playing well enough to pounce when healthy.
15	Arizona Diamondbacks	This team loves the second half.
16	Toronto Blue Jays	Cellar dwellers of the AL East.
17	Boston Red Sox	Won eight of last 10, but attitude is everything and the Red Sox have a lot to prove still.
18	Cleveland Indians	Hitting needs to improve with a -26 run differential. Would be wise to practice.
19	Miami Marlins	Pathetic that this team can’t score runs. So pathetic fish can’t watch. Least RBIs (74) & second in SB (7) in MLB for June.
20	Oakland A's	Cespedes has 13 RBIs and four homers in June.
21	Detroit Tigers	Four games out of first and still not playing near potential. NL Central is kind of a joke.
22	Philadelphia Phillies	Mr. Utley needs Mr. Howard and that might come true soon.
23	Kansas City Royals	Not dead yet because that is harder than winning in the NL Central.
24	Milwaukee Brewers	Fact is the Brewers are not built to win this season.
25	Seattle Mariners	Ichiro is getting hot again; that is nice.
26	Houston Astros	253 strikeouts in June is most in MLB and rightly so.
27	Colorado Rockies	Somehow trade Gonzalez and put him on a team he could win with.
28	Minnesota Twins	Could Liriano be a new pitcher after bullpen stint? Trade value could be growing…FYI Yankees.
29	San Diego Padres	Boring…
30	Chicago Cubs	Cubs’ fans are starting to get angry again. Worst record in MLB at 26-49.