NL Central

This division is going to be a dog fight until the end with the Brewers, Cards, Stros, Cubs, and Reds all within 6 games

Reds- in there ballpark they can score runs and there offense puts up runs with there young team. Votto, Phillips, Bruce, and Encarnation have been putting up runs. Edwin was down most of the year but is back on a tear just as Bruce goes down. Injuries have hit them hard but Hanigan Harnish, Rosales, Nix, and Gomes have helped keep them a float. If they can stay close and get healthy they could make a run

Starting pitching is above average for a team that plays in a fan box for a ball park. Cueto and Harang are good pitchers and Arroyo could find his old form. Volquez will be back and help stablilize the rotation.

Bullpen is amazing and the strongest part of the team Weathers has the highest ERA and its 3.16

Offense- B
Starters- C+
Bullpen- A+

Cubs- if you look up inconsistency in the dictionary you see them. Soriano, Bradley, Fontenot, and Soto have been dissapointing. Ramirez and Lee are the big pop and Theriot is the spark plug. Soriano is bound to heat up and Bradley is getting hot the offense can come around Hoffpaur and Fox are helping turn it around

Starters have been good despite injuries to Harden and Dempster. Big Z and Lilly are the stabilizers. Randy Wells and Kevin Hart are surprises and Harden is due to come around.

Bullpen is doing good but has its downs too. Guzman, Marshall, Gregg, and Marmol have been good but Heilman, and Samardija have struggled
Offense- B
Starters- A-
Bullpen- B+

Astros- usually the make a run late but this year they started early. Berkman has gotten hot to pair with the rejuvenated Tejada, Carlos Lee, Pence, and Bourn

Starters- they have Oswalt and Wandy Rodriquez but aside them they are average

Bullpen- there bullpen is strong with Arias, Hawkins, and Valverde along with lefty Byrdak

Offense: A
Starters: C+
Bullpen: A

Brewers- offensively they put up runs with Braun, Fielder, Hart, McGehee, and Cameron. Even with Hardy and Hall having down years and Weeks out for the year they put up runs.

Starters- aside from Gallardo they are woeful
Bullpen-Aside from Villanueva there bullpen has been great and Hoffman has drunk from the fountain of youth

Offense: B+
Starters: C-
Bullpen: A-

Cardinals- Albert Pujols. Enough said. Ludwick, Molina, and Shumacher are the only other players hitting and when Albert starts getting walked they could be in trouble

Starter- Tony LaRussa always finds a way to put starters together. Pinerio, Wainwright, and Carpenter have been dominant.

Bullpen-Franklin has been lights out and Miller and McClellan

Offense: B
Starters: A-
Bullpen: B-


Prediction: I think the Astros take the division by one game