On Sunday, Baseball Prospectus posted its current PECOTA standings projections for the 2021 Major League Baseball season. Current projections for the National League Central aren’t sterling. By record alone, the Central will be the worst division in baseball, while the AL Central lags not far behind.
Not one team from the Central is expected to win 90 games, with the Brewers running at the front of the pack with an 89-73 (rounded) record based on all the simulations. Following Milwaukee is the Cubs (85-77), Cardinals (81-81), Reds (79-83), and falling well behind everybody else at 61-101 is the Pittsburgh Pirates.