In reference to an earlier post...

...this was stated:

Category NL Rank
(hitting)
Runs 15th
OBP 12th
Slug 13th
OPS 13th
Steals 16th

(pitching)
ERA 16th
BAA 12th
OPS 14th
Saves 13th
WHIP 14th
Quality
Starts 15th

And not in last place???

It's the last sentence that made me curious enough to look up some stats. Here are the Cardinals ranks for these categories in the context of the NL Central:

Runs 5, OBP 4, Slug 5, OPS 5, Steals 5 (they jumped ahead of somebody here).
ERA 6, BAA 3, Saves 4, WHIP 4.

I couldn't find the other two stats on MLB.com's stats. Anyway, the point is, despite abysmal rankings compared to the rest of the NL, the Cardinals are actually last in only one of those statistics in their division. INCREDIBLE! We are witnessing a historically bad division here, people. We should feel more grateful.