Division by Division Preview: NL Central

I’m calling it, right here, right now. The National League Central will pose zero threat to the other divisions in baseball. There is not a team in this division that should strike fear in the eyes of an opponent for a three game series, let alone in October. Last year, the division-winning Cubs would have finished no better then third in any of the other divisions in baseball, doing so in a division where half of the teams finished with only 73 victories. National League Central 1. St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis struggled to field a healthy lineup in 2007 and they have started the 2008 season in similar fashion. Pujols is said to have a serious elbow issue (although his Spring does not represent this fact) and Carpenter is still shelved while he recovers from Tommy John surgery. However, this team is deep and plays in a division where there lacks any real dominant clubs. The Cards pitching staff is the deepest in baseball. Although they lack a sure-thing legitimate ... [link]