[MightyVotto]

After each month, I'll pause and review the current state of the league in more detail than what I provide for the weekly updates. This also provides more immersion for me to recognize what's going on with the teams and players I'm not focusing on.

We've just completed the month of May, which almost brings us to the 1st quarter point of the season. Who are emerging as the contenders? Is anyone already turning their heads to next season? Which individual players are off to the best starts?

The MLB League Standings - June 2, 1952
I won't spend any time discussing the Wild Card yet. It's too early. I'll bring that into the discussion beginning in July.

AL East
All four teams are contending early. The Senators are threatening to drop out but could still get back in the race with a push. They don't have much room for error, though, as June beckons.

AL West
The White Sox and Indians are emerging as the prime contenders in this division. Detroit's hanging on the fringe. The Browns may already be finished.

NL East
It's a 3 team race early with Boston tripping out of the gate. 15 games back at the beginning of June is tough to recover from. Brooklyn and Philadelphia could be a fun race to watch.

NL West
This may be the worst division in the MLB. Last year, it was awful with 2 100-loss teams. It doesn't look much better this season. The Cardinals are leading early, and I expect they'll just run away with it as the season progresses.

Whose Feeling Lucky?
The luckiest teams in the league so far are Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Their Pythagorean differential is +3. This could be a factor in the AL West race with Cleveland, but it probably won't help the Pirates much this year.

The unluckiest team to this point is the Giants. They're differential is -4. This could mean they may play a bigger role in the NL East race than they have so far.