Division Report Cards.
BBMI grades all six MLB divisions — season, roster, front office, and manager — one week before the deadline redraws the rosters underneath them.
Grading the NL Central: Milwaukee Has Broken the Curve
BBMI grades all five NL Central teams on season, roster, front office and manager. Milwaukee earns the division's only A+ – at nearly the same payroll as last-place Cincinnati.
5 teams graded · Milwaukee A+ · Cincinnati D at nearly identical spend02MLB · Division Report CardsGrading the AL East: Tampa Bay Is Doing Rays Things Again
BBMI grades every AL East team on season, roster, front office and manager before the deadline. Tampa Bay earns the division's only A+ on baseball's 28th-highest payroll, while Toronto spends nearly three times as much for last place.
Rays A+ on the 28th payroll · Yankees A · Blue Jays D at the 5th-highest spend03MLB · Division Report CardsGrading the NL East: Atlanta Wins, Washington Confounds, the Mets Invent Luxury Failure
BBMI grades every NL East team's 2026 season, roster, front office and manager before the deadline. Atlanta earns an A, Washington overachieves a weak roster, and the Mets spend $376M to become the division's worst team.
Braves A · Nationals overachieve a weak roster · Mets F on a $376M payroll04MLB · Division Report CardsGrading the NL West: The Dodgers Bought Excellence, Which Beats Buying Failure
BBMI grades every NL West team's 2026 season, roster, front office and manager before the deadline. The Dodgers earn an A+ superteam grade; San Francisco pays $232M to sit near the bottom.
Dodgers A+ superteam · Giants D- · Rockies F on baseball's weakest roster05MLB · Division Report CardsGrading the AL West: Texas Leads Because Someone Eventually Had To
BBMI grades every AL West team's 2026 season, roster, front office and manager before the deadline. Texas leads a muddled division; Houston and Seattle have the talent but losing records; the Angels bottom out.
Rangers B lead a muddle · Astros and Mariners: talent, losing records · Angels F06MLB · Division Report CardsGrading the AL Central: The White Sox Have Become the Responsible Adult
BBMI grades every AL Central team's 2026 season, roster, front office and manager before the deadline. The White Sox and Guardians lead on bottom-five payrolls while Detroit's expensive, talented roster sits fourth.
White Sox A- on the 26th payroll · Guardians A- · Tigers D+ with the top talent