Earlier this week, I took a look at USA Today’s projection for the NL Central and reported back some surprise that the reputable new source had the St. Louis Cardinals, the team that most hometown fans think will finish fourth in the NL Central, winning the Central with 88 wins.
USA Today not only had the Cardinals winning but doing so by three games over the second-place Reds and four games over the third-place Brewers. As I mentioned in that article, it was surprising to see the Cubs and Brewers falling off so far, but it isn’t impossible.