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National League Power Rankings, 4-28-12

At the beginning of March we did a pre-season NL power rankings and plan to do this every few weeks once the season starts. DJ is taking part in these now too so there are 5 really smart and knowledgeable people. These are probably the most accurate power rankings you'll ever find. You shouldn't even question them since they are so accurate. Take our word for it.

Rk. Team Avg W-L Comment Up/Dwn
1 1.4 13-7 No Pujols. No Carpenter. Wainright terrible so far. Doesn't matter. Best team in the league.  2
2 4.4 14-6 The Dodgers have played 16 games against teams who are worse than .500. They're 12-4 in those games, but they're not going to play teams with below average records all season. Matt Kemp may be fun to watch all season long though. 9
3 4.8 13-7 Even though the Braves are behind the Nationals in the standings at the moment, they are have really been playing well lately, going 13-3 after the embarassing 0-4 start. -1
4 5.2 10-10 If Lincecum is tranformed, they're boned. 2
5 5.4 14-6 Their youth could propel them to the top of the toughest division in the NL 4
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5.6 9-11 Phils are getting their money's worth on the Howard extension. He hasn't struck out yet this year! -5
7 6.4 10-10 Josh Collmenter and Daniel Hudson haven't been performing as they'd like, plus they lost Chris Young to the DL and they're still managing to break even. 2
8 6.8 9-11 Losing Narveson for the whole season hurts the Brewers. -1
9 8.4 7-12 So far, the most interesting thing about this team has been a rarely activated HR device and the manager's foray into foreign relations. -4
10 8.6 9-11 Madson went down before the season started, Marshall has struggled, and their best pitcher is serving as a set-up man. Plus Brandon Phillips seems to be struggling under the weight of his new contract extension. -6
11 10.2 10-9 Troy Tuluwitzki isn't off to a bad start by any means, but it's not as good as he and the Rockies would hope. It appears the reason for this is that his GB/FB ratio is 1.8 compared to 1.1 in his career. His BB%, K% and BABIP are all in line with what we'd expect. -1
12 11.4 11-9 The Mets are going to stink, but at least they had a decent start out of the gate. Not sure if I'd rather have that or no for the Cubs 2
13 13.2 7-14 At 7-14 the Padres own the worst record in the NL and are already 8 games out of first place.  -1
14 13.8 8-11 Better than the Cubs 2 years in a row. That should be their 2013 slogan. -1
15 15.2 8-12 J.D. Martinez! Jose Altuve! So there are bright spots for the future. Sadly, neither of them can pitch so it's pretty much Wandy Rodriguez and pray for a crapload of rain. 1
16 15.2 7-13 This is a year! -1

The Astros had 3 votes for 16th, but 1 for 13th. The Cubs had none higher than 14th so since they were tied with an average rating of 15.2, we went with the team that the highest vote, which was the Astros.

Here's how we all voted:

 

DylanJ mb21 berselius AndCounting Aisle 424
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco Giants Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers Washington Nationals
MIlwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants Cincinnati Reds Miami Marlins Washington Nationals Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds MIlwaukee Brewers San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies MIlwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies Miami Marlins Philadelphia Phillies Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks MIlwaukee Brewers Colorado Rockies
Washington Nationals Washington Nationals Cincinnati Reds Miami Marlins Miami Marlins
San Diego Padres Colorado Rockies New York Mets Colorado Rockies San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies New York Mets MIlwaukee Brewers Cincinnati Reds New York Mets
Miami Marlins Los Angeles Dodgers Colorado Rockies New York Mets Cincinnati Reds
New York Mets San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs Houston Astros Houston Astros Houston Astros Chicago Cubs

 

Pre-Season NL Power Rankings

Throughout the season we'll be publishing our NL Power Rankings. We won't do this each week and maybe not even every other week, but we figured there's going to be little to talk about with regards to the Cubs so we needed as many alternatives as possible. We also plan to invite someone each time to take part in it. For the pre-season rankings we contacted Brett from Bleacher Nation and he was more than happy to take part. The team comments are from one of the four who run Obstructed View unless otherwise noted.

Rk. Team W-L Comment Up/Dwn
1

 

 0-0 Pitching, pitching and pitching. They're the Braves of the 1990s. Great pitching, bad offense. Halladay, Lee and Hamels are as good as it gets for the top 3 in a rotation. –
2 0-0 The Braves are one of three teams in the NL East who could potentially be the best team in the league. Chipper is still well above average, they have a very good catcher in McCann, and Heyward is looking to improve. The Braves rotation doesn't match the Phillies, but Hudson and Hanson make a strong top of the rotation. –
3 0-0 Every year the Cardinals add a new Cub killer, and this year it's Carlos Beltran (career 1.004 OPS vs. Cub pitching). The return of Adam Wainwright should help, because he's good at baseball, but their best players are pretty old and none are named Pujols. They won't be injury proof. –
4 0-0 If Aroldis Chapman can stick in the rotation, they'll be harder to outscore on a regular basis. –
5 0-0 The uniforms still suck. — Brett, Bleacher Nation –
6 0-0 They'll have Buster Posey (i.e. half their offense) back, which should edge them ahead of the rest of the NL West. –
7 0-0 Something's brewing in Milwaukee's fridge, and it smells extra strong. Ryan Braun benefited from the arbiter's rash decision, Bud Selig is pissed, and the Brewers could collect the NL Central crown on puns alone. They can just FedEx this one in. –
8 0-0 Should be docked a few wins for signing berselius's other bete noire, Joe Saunders. Ian Kennedy proving he's not a flash in the pan will be a big part in any success they have. –
9 0-0 The starting rotation has huge upside and could be very formidable if they can get a full season out of Strasburg at the top. –
10 0-0 The Rockies big offseason moves brought them ex-Cubs and Michael Cuddyer. It will be fun to see Tyler Colvin hit the occasional 800-ft homer, but Cargo and Tulo will still be what keeps this team likely either to contend or to acquire Mike Quade as their new nickname guy. –
11 0-0 They have a superstar in Matt Kemp, but he can't do it all –
12 0-0 The trade for Alonso is still a bit of a head-scratcher. I think they'll still have trouble scoring more than 600 runs this season. –
13 0-0 Would have had them number one until the Burnett injury. — Brett, Bleacher Nation –
14 0-0 Um … Citi Field is nice? — Brett, Bleacher Nation –
15 0-0 They look to have the best bunting in the National League. –
16 0-0 My mother said if I can't say anything nice, I shouldn't say anything at all. –

Our individual rankings are below.

Rk. mb21 And Counting berselius Aisle 424 Brett Taylor
1 Phillies Phillies Phillies Phillies Braves
2 Reds Marlins Cardinals Brewers Marlins
3 Braves Cardinals Reds Braves Reds
4 Marlins Brewers Nationals Diamondbacks Cardinals
5 Giants Braves Braves Cardinals Phillies
6 Brewers Giants Giants Marlins Giants
7 Cardinals Reds Brewers Reds Diamondbacks
8 Diamondbacks Diamondbacks Diamondbacks Giants Brewers
9 Nationals Nationals Rockies Nationals Nationals
10 Rockies Rockies Marlins Pirates Rockies
11 Dodgers Dodgers Padres Rockies Padres
12 Mets Cubs Dodgers Dodgers Dodgers
13 Padres Pirates Cubs Padres Pirates
14 Pirates Padres Mets Mets Mets
15 Cubs Mets Pirates Cubs Cubs
16 Astros Astros Astros Astros Astros