The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the MLB

Major League Baseball


With the last few days of April upon on us, it's easy to see which MLB teams are off to a good start and which teams are playing badly as well as which clubs have been just plain "ugly"and have the distinction of owning the worst won-loss percentage in baseball.

The "best" in baseball right now is the Milwaukee Brewers with a .727 percentage (16 wins, 6 losses). By the way, they have two former Diamondbacks on their roster -- first sackers Mark Reynolds and Lyle Overbay.

Of course, the Brewers have the likes of Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramariz to give them a big lift offensively. Right hander Kyle Lohse leads the Brewers' pitching staff with a 4-1 record.

The LA Dodgers (13-9) and the Atlanta Braves (14-7) are off to "good" starts in the National League as well, while over in the American League, the Texas Rangers (14-8) and the New York Yankees (12-9) lead their divisions. In the AL Central, the Detroit Tigers (10-8) are currently the only team over .500.

On the other end of the spectrum are the Houston Astros (7-15), the Chicago Cubs (7-13) and the Diamondbacks (6-18). Arizona has the worst percentage in baseball at .250 as the MLB teams head into action this afternoon.

Mark Trumbo, who leads the Diamondbacks with seven home runs, is out of action the next few weeks with a foot injury. More bad news for the D'backs.

With the exception of the Brewers, the other 29 teams are not exactly running away and hiding. Things could change drastically in May...they usually do.