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2019 MLB season: National League East preview

By David Hill

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: The Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo introduces left handed pitcher Patrick Corbin during a press conference at Nationals Park. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: The Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo introduces left handed pitcher Patrick Corbin during a press conference at Nationals Park. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images) /
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As we begin our look at the National League, the NL East promises to be a battle throughout the 2019 MLB season.

As we head into the 2019 MLB season, there is one thing that is a given when it comes to the National League East – the Miami Marlins are in for a rough season.

The reason? Every other team in the division has a realistic chance at making the postseason, either by winning the division or by emerging as a Wild Card. However, for whatever team does not win the division, the getting into the postseason will be a difficult task, given the strength of the National League as a whole.

Each of the teams in the NL East also have a weakness that could prove fatal to their postseason plans. Every team in the division has a flaw that can be exploited, one that could lead to disappointment. Of course, even if both Wild Card teams come out of the NL East, one team will have their season end prematurely.

So how will the 2019 MLB season shake out in the National League East? Let us continue our look around each division, and preview what should be an entertaining division to watch.

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