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Expects Yuge Games
Things are starting to shake out in the NL and the contours of the race for playoff spots are becoming clearer.
The part that is most clear is the primacy of the Dodgers, not just in the West, but in the entire league. They have the best record, the best run differential (+109) and are projected by both FG and BP to win the most games the rest of the way in.
In both the East and Central, two teams have achieved a modest amount of separation from their competitors in the division and the other wild card contenders. The Phillies and Braves are one game apart in the East and the same holds for the Cubs and Brewers in the Central. Both BP and FG have those four teams holding on for playoff spots. In the East, both agree the Braves have a small edge. In the Central, BP likes the Brewers and FG likes the Cubs.
Neither system likes the wild card contenders from the West. All three of the Diamondbacks, Padres and Rockies are seen as essentially .500 teams. Of course a .500 team can catch on fire for half a season, but at this point none of those three looks like a team to fear.
FG is bullish on the gnats and has them closing strongly enough to finish only 1 game behind the fillies for the last WC spot (and 3 games behind us for the division). I agree the gnats are a team to worry about. BP is more bullish on the Metropolitans and Cardinals and has those two teams finishing 3 games behind the fillies for the last WC spot.
The part that is most clear is the primacy of the Dodgers, not just in the West, but in the entire league. They have the best record, the best run differential (+109) and are projected by both FG and BP to win the most games the rest of the way in.
In both the East and Central, two teams have achieved a modest amount of separation from their competitors in the division and the other wild card contenders. The Phillies and Braves are one game apart in the East and the same holds for the Cubs and Brewers in the Central. Both BP and FG have those four teams holding on for playoff spots. In the East, both agree the Braves have a small edge. In the Central, BP likes the Brewers and FG likes the Cubs.
Neither system likes the wild card contenders from the West. All three of the Diamondbacks, Padres and Rockies are seen as essentially .500 teams. Of course a .500 team can catch on fire for half a season, but at this point none of those three looks like a team to fear.
FG is bullish on the gnats and has them closing strongly enough to finish only 1 game behind the fillies for the last WC spot (and 3 games behind us for the division). I agree the gnats are a team to worry about. BP is more bullish on the Metropolitans and Cardinals and has those two teams finishing 3 games behind the fillies for the last WC spot.