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MLB Opening Day 2016: Previewing the competition in the N.L. East

The National League East used to be something of a "glamour" division in Major League Baseball. Anytime you have a division that features a New York team, there's going to be a little added attention naturally. But with pennant contenders in Atlanta and Philadelphia for so many years, and the occasional run from Miami, then the Washington Nationals getting into the act, the N.L. East was right up there in terms on talent and media attention in the game.

But the past few seasons, as the Braves and Phillies got a little long in the tooth -- then completely overhauled their big league rosters -- the division has been trending downward, both in accumulative talent and attention.