This Major League Baseball season, the National League East is expected to be one of the most competitive divisions in the league. While the Atlanta Braves ran away with this division last season, there are a few teams with a chance to take this division away from them. Here, we look at the NL East futures odds and where each of its teams stands looking forward.
2024 NL East Futures Betting Odds
Atlanta Braves: In the Driver’s Seat
The Atlanta Braves won the NL East convincingly last season, winning the division by 14 games. But they fell short in the playoffs against another NL East team, getting beaten in the NLDS by the Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta is the favorite to win this division at the start of the 2024 season, but there will be question marks after their playoff struggles, along with the questionable acquisition of Chris Sale for their starting rotation.
Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins: Wild Card to Division Champs?
While the Philadelphia Phillies did not win the NL East last season, they did make it to the NLCS. They followed up their National League pennant-winning from 2022 by coming up one game short of repeating as National League champions, dropping Game 7 of the NLCS to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Whether or not the Phillies can win this division remains to be seen, but it is certainly not impossible.
As for the Miami Marlins, they also claimed a Wild Card spot, getting swept in the Wild Card round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins have one of the great leadoff men in baseball in Luis Arraez. But there are concerns about the depth of this team both on the mound and at the plate compared to the Braves and Marlins.
New York Mets: Believe It When We See It
Last year, the New York Mets were expected to be one of the top contenders to win the NL East and the National League as a whole. But they were a disaster and ended up punting on the season around the trade deadline. The Mets rank third in the early NL East futures odds going into 2024. But we will not believe that the Mets can come out on top of this division until they actually do it given their history.
Washington Nationals: Perennial NL East Longshots
Only the Colorado Rockies finished last season with more losses in the National League than the Washington Nationals. Washington has brought in Joey Gallo going into this season, but that is not exactly a move capable of or intended to fix all of the issues with this roster. Expect another brutal season for the Nationals, even if they are not a 100-loss team.