NL Central Power Rankings Archives

Week 21: Pirates making wild card push

08/29/2016

The Cubs magic number to clinch the NL Central is down to 20. The Cubs have five more wins than the next closest team in baseball, the Texas Rangers (77). The wild-card race however is completely up for grabs. ... Read More...

Week 20: Reds now have company in the NL Central basement

Nick Kirby

08/22/2016

There are less than 40 games left for everyone in the division except the Pirates (they have 39 games left). The Cubs now have a 99.9% chance of winning the division according to Fangraphs. The Cardinals curren... Read More...

Week 19: Central Intelligence

Nick Kirby

08/15/2016

The Cubs have recently gone an 11-game winning streak, and appear to be in complete control of the NL Central. The Cardinals and Pirates are both right in the middle of a heated race for the second wild card sp... Read More...

Week 18: Cubs on 7-game win streak

Nick Kirby

08/08/2016

The Cubs gained four games in the NL Central, and their chances of winning the division are now up to 99.6% according to Fangraphs. The Cubs are currently riding a seven game winning streak. The Cubs swept the ... Read More...

Week 17: Big trade, big veto in the NL Central

Nick Kirby

08/01/2016

The Cubs still hold a 7.5 game lead over the Cardinals, the exact same amount as last week. The Cubs made a big move acquiring Aroldis Chapman last Monday. The Cardinals also acquired a really good reliever in ... Read More...

Week 16: NL Central trade deadline primer

Nick Kirby

07/25/2016

The Cubs continue to hold a big lead in the NL Central. The Cubs currently have a 93.7% chance of winning the division according to Fangraphs. The Cardinals and Pirates are both within a couple games of a wild-... Read More...

Week 15: Cubs push lead back up to 8.0 games

Nick Kirby

07/18/2016

The Chicago Cubs have pushed their lead in the NL Central back up to 8.0 games after a series win over the Texas Rangers to begin the second half. The Cardinals and Pirates chances of winning the NL Central are... Read More...

Week 13: Cubs really scuffling….still up big in NLC

Nick Kirby

07/04/2016

The Chicago Cubs were swept in a four game series to the New York Mets, and have now lost 10 of their last 14 games. Yet, somehow, someway they are still up eight games in the NL Central. That may say a little ... Read More...

Week 12: Cubs having first bad stretch of 2016

Nick Kirby

06/27/2016

The Chicago Cubs can no longer claim that they have the most wins in baseball. They were passed on Sunday by the Giants and Rangers, who both now have 49 wins (1 more than the Cubs). The Cubs have lost 6 of 7, ... Read More...

Week 11: Pirates fall below .500

Nick Kirby

06/20/2016

First things first......the movie Central Intelligence, staring Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart is not based off my weekly column. I know many would like to think the movie which debuted on Friday ... Read More...

Week 10: NL Central 2016 draft recap

Nick Kirby

06/13/2016

The Cubs are still rolling. They've won four more games than any other team in baseball, and have a +162 run differential. The next closest in baseball is the Red Sox at +84. The Cubs currently have a .705 win ... Read More...

Weeks 8 and 9: Double dose of Central Intelligence

Nick Kirby

06/06/2016

I am back covering the NL Central after a week off. I hope you can excuse me for missing last week, but I feel like getting married is a pretty decent excuse. Thanks to Steve for his very kind congratulatory po... Read More...

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