At the quarter-pole, and typically a good time for a first REAL look at the standings.
Second best winning percentage in the MLB now. Best run differential. 6.5 game lead in the division. If we can stay hot and find some way to drive it to 10 games before the ASB and keep it there, that's historically a really safe place. It's still early, but all of a sudden the rest of our division is all under .500 with negative run differentials.
Our old haunt in the NL Central is quite an interesting picture so far. Pirates have a -30 run differential but are 3 games above .500 and in a 5-way tie for WC2. The 4th and 5th place teams both have positive run differentials over 20.
The AL East is of course looking salty again, could see both wild cards from there, unless Cleveland can keep up. Don't see anyone in our division stepping up, but you never know - it is still early. As usual, LAA and TEX don't have near the pitching needed (TEX doesn't have the offense either). SEA doesn't have the staff for a long run, but could start getting lucky again. I'll never count the A's out, but their injury situation is tough.
KC, TOR, and BAL are all pretty much out of it already, barring an epic collapse. Miami is really the only team out of it in the NL, but SF and WAS are quickly trending that way.