A lot has been made about the Houston Astros and their hot start, and for good reason -- they have the best record in baseball and are a near lock for the playoffs, according to our metrics. But what about the National League West coming in hot to potentially be the league's most competitive division?
There are five MLB squads who currently boast 40-plus wins, and the NL West is home to three of them: The Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, and Arizona Diamondbacks. It's such a tight race at the moment that only one game separates these three, while the other two squads in the division -- the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants -- are 17.