NL East - Winter Rankings

Note: This simulation includes Johan Santana as a Met.

NL East - Winter Rankings

For a description for how these rankings/numbers were created, please see the NL West rankings a few posts below.

Team	NYM	ATL	PHI	WAS	FLA	Total
NYM	NA	.5240	.5449	.5632	.5923	.5561
ATL	.4760	NA	.5247	.5389	.5620	.5299
PHI	.4551	.4753	NA	.5332	.5517	.5078
WAS	.4370	.4611	.4668	NA	.5175	.4706
FLA	.4288	.4380	.4483	.4825	NA	.4494

Skinny: The addition of Johan Santana makes the Mets a rather large favorite to win the NL East. The one factor that could possibly bring the Mets back down a little bit is the health and effectiveness of Pedro Martinez. The Braves have a decent offense and a solid top half of the rotation. The Phillies offense is not potent enough to make up for some questionable pitching and the simulator puts them in third place. The Marlins aren't very good, and the Nationals are a team on the rise, though still a long way off from competing in the NL East.