NL West: Best to Worst

Last season, the NL West was the best and most exciting division in baseball. The Diamondbacks had the best record in the NL, and the Padres and Rockies were only 1 game out. Two NL West teams had a one-game playoff to get the wild card, and the Rockies were the hottest team in baseball, on an incredible streak to end the year. The Rockies represented the NL West in the World Series after an all-NL West Championship series. No other division had four teams over .500, nor 3 teams at .549 or better. What a difference a year makes... This season, the NL West is unquestionably the worst division in MLB. The D'Backs have the worst record of any division leader at 39-37, and no other division has 4 teams under .500. The division has 4 teams in the bottom 8 of MLB in runs scored, making their losses boring as well. The Dodgers (2nd place) are already 8 games out of the NL Wild Card race, while 5 NL teams have a better record than the D'Backs. What happened? SF Giants (32-44) ...