DIVISION REPORT

NL West

Standings leader
Best run differential
Optimal-lineup leader

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB RD L10 Strk
1 San Diego Padres 24 16 .600 - +3 5-5 W2
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 24 16 .600 - +69 4-6 L2
3 Arizona Diamondbacks 19 20 .487 4.5 -22 3-7 W2
4 Colorado Rockies 16 25 .390 8.5 -35 2-8 L2
5 San Francisco Giants 15 24 .385 8.5 -49 2-8 L1
# Team W* L* ±W Δ Rank
1 San Diego Padres 24 16 0
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 24 16 0
3 Arizona Diamondbacks 19 20 0
4 Colorado Rockies 16 25 0
5 San Francisco Giants 15 24 0

Optimal projects each team's remaining games as if every lineup was optimizer-recommended (snapshot, not full season replay). See methodology below.

Manager grades across the division

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Team Manager Lineup Bunts IBBs Pitching Total
Padres 0.84 R A 0.43 R A 0.22 R A 62.39 R F 63.88 R B
Dodgers 0.34 R A+ 0.28 R A 1.03 R B 73.03 R F 74.68 R B
Rockies 1.69 R B- 0.93 R B 1.92 R C 91.43 R F 95.97 R C
Diamondbacks 2.08 R C 2.22 R C 0.67 R B 101.70 R F 106.68 R C-
Giants 0.96 R A- 0.67 R B 1.54 R C 127.64 R F 130.81 R B-

Cost = expected runs lost from sub-optimal decisions across the season. Lower is better. Grades follow the same scale used on individual manager pages.

Run differential

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Division

Los Angeles Dodgers on pace for +279 run differential

Through 40 games the Los Angeles Dodgers have outscored opponents by 69 (203-134) — projects to +279 over a full season. Tops the NL West.

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Stammen runs the cleanest decision book in MLB

Craig Stammen (SD) leads MLB with just 1.5 runs lost to in-game decisions this season. Worst in the league: Will Venable (CWS) at 7R.

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Vitello has used 27 different lineups in 30 games

Tony Vitello (SF) has run 27 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 90% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.

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Stammen has used 25 different lineups in 30 games

Craig Stammen (SD) has run 25 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 83% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.

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Roberts has used 29 different lineups in 30 games

Dave Roberts (LAD) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.

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Lovullo has used 29 different lineups in 30 games

Torey Lovullo (AZ) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.

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Methodology

Counterfactual standings project each team's remaining games as if every lineup card had been the optimizer's recommendation. The math is a snapshot: winsFlip = round(seasonLineupCost / 10), added to the current win column and subtracted from the loss column.

Manager grades come from the same per-game decision audit used on /managers. Insights are emitted by templates under /methodology and refreshed hourly or nightly depending on the template tier.