NL Report Cards

By Huddle Up Sports

NL East
Atlanta Braves: B+. Not sure why we’re not giving them an A. We expected great pitching and that’s exactly what the produced. The hitting is a tad inconsistent, therefore the B+. We don’t expect them to falter too much the second half

NY Mets: B. Too streaky. Have handled the injuries better than expected.

Philadelphia: C. They’ll come around. Disappointed in streaky offense. With that lineup and a couple good starters, they should be in first from game one to finish.

Florida: C+. Need to play better at home. Didn’t expect much from them this season.

Washington: B+. Exceeding expectations even before Strausberg. Never thought they would have been potential buyers!

NL Central:
St Louis: B. It’s exactly what we expected. Coaching staff is worth a couple of wins per season by itself. Anything less than a playoff spot will be an F.

Cincinnati: A. Great mixture of youth and veterans. getting good pitching. Never anticipated them to be in first place at this point in the season.

Chicago Cubs: D. Will they ever put together a good season?

Milwaukee: D. Macha has to go. We knew the pitching was bad, but seriously. the only thing holding them from the F is there hitting.

Houston: C-. Didn’t expect much out the Astros this year, but 18 games below .500 is ridiculous.

Pittsburgh: C. Will always be a farm club… for some other team.

NL West
San Diego: A+. The only A+ we’re giving out. All we can say is wow. We expect them to fade a little, but the West has always been a weak division.

San Francisco: B. This was our divisional winner pick. 10 games above .500 is acceptable.

Colorado: B+. Pretty much the same boat as the Giants. Not doing anything wrong, just that SD is unconscious.

LA Dodgers: C. Although above .500, they shouldn’t use the excuse “Our pitching is young”. Also, funny how Many isn’t producing and is always injured. HMMMM.

Arizona: D+. Can’t figure them out. But should be better than 20 games below .500.