The National League East has been a sleeping giant for a few seasons.
The Nationals have owned the joint, winning four division titles in the past six years. Meanwhile, the Mets have been searching for their mojo since they made the 2015 World Series and the Braves and Phillies have been slowly rebuilding for a brighter future.
But the NL East looks like a much different place through the quarter point of the 2018 season. It shows those four teams jammed closely together in the standings, just 4 1/2 games separating the first-place Braves from the fourth-place Mets.