Do I smell realignment time??

So looking at the National League standing, it is interesting to note that all five teams in the NL East are over 500, with the current basement dwelling New York Mets currently standing at 54-52. And at seven games out of first place, the Mets are closer to first place than NL Central’s second place team, the Houston Astros, are to St. Louis Cardinals (8 games out.)

Meanwhile, over in the National League West, the first place San Diego Padres are actually three games under 500 (52-55 .486) meaning that ALL five teams are under 500! Umm, can you smell a shift in talent? This is just the opposite of NBA, huh?

Here are the current standings as of today:

American League
East	W	L	Pct	GB
Boston	61	45	.575	--
NY Yankees	56	49	.533	4.5
Toronto	55	51	.519	6.0
Baltimore	51	56	.477	10.5
Tampa Bay	42	66	.389	20.0
Central	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi White Sox	69	37	.651	--
Cleveland	57	51	.528	13.0
Minnesota	55	52	.514	14.5
Detroit	51	55	.481	18.0
Kansas City	38	69	.355	31.5
West	W	L	Pct	GB
LA Angels	62	45	.579	--
Oakland	60	47	.561	2.0
Texas	53	53	.500	8.5
Seattle	46	60	.434	15.5
National League
East	W	L	Pct	GB
Atlanta	62	46	.574	--
Washington	57	50	.533	4.5
Philadelphia	56	52	.519	6.0
Florida	54	51	.514	6.5
NY Mets	54	53	.505	7.5
Central	W	L	Pct	GB
St. Louis	68	39	.636	--
Houston	59	48	.551	9.0
Chi Cubs	54	53	.505	14.0
Milwaukee	53	55	.491	15.5
Cincinnati	48	59	.449	20.0
Pittsburgh	46	62	.426	22.5
West	W	L	Pct	GB
San Diego	52	55	.486	--
Arizona	52	57	.477	1.0
LA Dodgers	48	59	.449	4.0
San Francisco	45	61	.425	6.5
Colorado	39	67	.368	12.5