The National League playoff race is getting closer and closer. There are teams that are on the outside looking in and teams that have an edge over everyone else. Here are my top 5 Power Rankings in the National League.
5. St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals find themselves in the same position year after year, in playoff contention. St. Louis has played well as of late and if they continue too, they could find themselves in a one game playoff.
4. LA Dodgers
Besides the Red Sox, they are one of the hottest team in baseball. Guys like Adrian Gonzalez, Corey Seager, Joc Pederson and many others have made the Dodgers offense a huge part of their success. Even without Clayton Kershaw, the starting pitcher has been great. This team will be tough to face come October.
3. San Francisco Giants
The Giants have made a huge decline sense the all star break. They had a huge division lead and now are in second place with losses to teams they should beat. The Dodgers aren’t slowing down so the Giants need to start playing better. Madison Bumgarner has been great for them this year but guys like Hunter Pence, Angel Pagan, and Brandon Crawford need to step up for them.
2. Washington Nationals
The Nationals are starting to look like a team that really is going for it all. Both Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg have made a huge impact form them. Daniel Murphy has made his transition to Washington very easy as he could win a gold glove at 2nd base.
1.Chicago Cubs
A team that hasn’t won a World Series Championship sense 1908 is ready to bring the title home. The Cubs have a huge lead in their division and will probably face the winner of the one game playoff in the postseason.
