Purple Row · May 17, 2022
How good is the NL West — actually?
This division is legit.
The National League West has one team below a .500 winning percentage, while every other division except the AL East has three. The Rockies, 17-18, are stuck beneath a divisional gridlock unlike any other.
Here’s where the Rockies would rank if they were in literally any other division:
NL East: T-2nd
NL Central: 3rd
AL Central: 3rd
AL West: 3rd
AL East: 4th
Fifth place in the NL West isn’t as bad as it seems right now, but it still doesn’t do much to help the Rockies’ chances of making an expanded postseason. Baseball is won on both sides of the ball — offense and defense — and we’re here to break down how the division has worked, and will projectively work, on both sides.