Hot damn, the National League Central is loads of fun this season! The top three teams all have shots to make the postseason, the bottom-feeding Reds are surging and the Pirates offense can get hot in an instant. Each team has had flashes of brilliance in the early going, but who can proudly claim they’ve stood out from this group? Here are our midseason grades for the NL Central.
Milwaukee Brewers
One of the beneficiaries of the Marlins’ roster teardown, the Brewers were expected to make a playoff run after acquiring one of the league’s premier young talents in Christian Yelich and signing the ever-consistent Lorenzo Cain.