There’s been a general consensus the last few months about NL West supremacy. The consensus — which I, myself, have helped champion — is that the Los Angeles Dodgers sit alone atop the division, and the Colorado Rockies alone at the bottom. In the middle we find the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks fighting each other for position, both comfortably below the Dodgers but ahead of your San Francisco Giants.
But upon second thought, I’m not so sure. Are the Padres actually better than the Giants?
This isn’t just getting caught up on Spring Training excitement; that alone isn’t enough for the Giants to overcome the 13 games that separated the teams a year ago.