The Brewers have been winning above their potential the past couple of years. I seem them coming back down to where they really belong (probably biased). The Cardinals have a lot of hitting potential with MASSIVE questions in their starting rotation. Cubs really just need to be more healthy and get either Schwarber or Bryant to compliment Rizzo in the lineup with Baez most likely coming back to reality.
The Central may not have the best teams. But will be one of or the most balanced in the entire league. I'd be shocked if 2 teams won over 95 games like last year.
My projection is:
1 - Cubs (94-68)
2 - Cards (89-73)
3 - Brewers (87-75)
4/5 - Reds and Pirates somewhere between 60-72 wins each
NL playoff teams - Braves (East), Cubs (Central), Cards (WC-2), Dodgers (West), and Rockies (WC-1)