They are really a far cry of "The NL Worst," the nickname they earned a few seasons ago.
We went through this same nonsense last season too. It was easy to show then that the NL West had the best combined record in baseball, just as it is now. Current combined divisional records ± .500:
NLW +17
NLC -24
NLE +11
ALW -2
ALC +12
ALE -4
The complete absence of a doormat team in the NLW fools many baseball fans into thinking that this is a weak division, as does the absence of team from Boston or New York.