Taking stock of current division standings, Mets’ miserable month finally ends & Cardinals are the first team to do this in 2026

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After a little over a month’s worth of baseball games, we’re slowly seeing how the season could potentially shape up based on those who are leading and those disappointing in their respective divisions. While there are some teams leading the way that aren’t entirely shocking—looking at you, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers—there are quite a few surprises as well.

On this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman play their annual standings golf draft and try to determine how much stock they’re putting into the current standings. With surprising teams like the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox at the bottom of their divisions, will they actually stay there for the whole season or will things shake up as they normally do over the 162-game grind?

Later, Jake and Jordan talk about the St. Louis Cardinals becoming the first team to get a sweep on the road this year, as well as the Philadelphia Phillies sweeping their doubleheader against the struggling . The guys then take a look at the mess that was the month of April for the New York Mets, highlight an incredible achievement by and make their picks for this week’s edition of .