The National League East has been quite busy this offseason. Since the end of the 2018 season, the division has added Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Josh Donaldson, Yan Gomes, and Jean Segura. We have also seen Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto change teams, as well as Jeurys Familia and Brian McCann return to the division. All told, this is one of the, if not the, strongest division in all of...
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Last year, the Braves were the surprise team in baseball winning the NL East by an eight game margin over the Nationals. This is a young talented group who has the talent to not only win the division again next year but also go on a run like the Greg Maddux-Tom Glavine-John Smoltz Braves teams. Freddie Freeman has become an MVP caliber player. Josh Donaldson has won an MVP and has the sixth...
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Checking ZiPS, after the Phillies went out and signed Bryce Harper, the Mets are now the fourth best team in the division, and they are on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason. Ultimately, this projection shows how the Mets chances of winning the division and making the postseason are that much more difficult. It does not mean the Mets season is already over before it has...
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Surprisingly, even with losing Bryce Harper, the Nationals are projected to win the National League East. For example, Fangraphs has the Nationals as six games better than the Phillies with a 55.9 percent chance of winning the division. The reason is the Nationals rotation is deeper and stronger with the addition of Patrick Corbin. Their bullpen, which is a perpetual problem, is much stronger...
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The Mets Spring Training game against the Florida Marlins has been canceled due to rain. While the game will not be rescheduled, these two teams will meet on Thursday at First Data Field. In order to keep Zack Wheeler on track to start the third game of the season on regular rest against Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals, he will throw 90 plus pitches in a minor league intrasquad game...
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