National League East News

The 2013 draft is almost upon us, and we thought it would be a good time to take a step back and look at what each organization needs.

A report today by CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler mentioned the possibility of current Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Don Mattingly potentially succeeding Davey Johnson if Mattingly were dismissed from his role on LA's bench, but that's really getting ahead of ourselves... Davey Johnson told reporters there was "unfinished business" he had to attend to ... (more)

The Nationals didn't arrive back home from a grueling 10-game West Coast trip until around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, but several players still turned out to Nationals Park to support Ryan Zimmerman's fourth annual "A Night at the Park" fundraiser.

Utley is heading to the 15-day disabled list with what the team is calling a "very mild" Grade 1 oblique strain, according to a report from Mike Axisa of CBS Sports.

The Phillies were a team with weaknesses. They were old. They had an offense without much firepower.

May 9, 2013; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz talks with relief pitcher Phillippe Aumont during the seventh inning at Chase Field.

Sometimes it's due to a major injury, other times it's the years of wear-and-tear that they have subjected their bodies to that simply takes its toll and makes them ineffective.

On the day Roy Halladay told the world he would need shoulder surgery, the Phillies lost to the San Francisco Giants.

For a team that has struggled to produce offense, winning three of the first six games of a 10-game West Coast trip might be a success - but not by the standards held by the championship-hopeful Washington Nationals.

Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey has been one of the best pitchers in baseball so far this season.

With the exception of two position players, there is a new squad being built by the Philadelphia Phillies around Domonic Brown.

Joey Votto homered and Zack Cozart had a career-high four hits, all off Matt Harvey, in a game that featured a little bit of everything - including a testy exchange in the dugout between Cincinnati starter Mat Latos and teammate Jay Bruce.

The Washington Nationals celebrated winning the National League East division title in 2012.

Mike Piazza, who helped usher in Citi Field in 2009, also brought in an era of Mets success at the turn of the century.

The Philadelphia Phillies shoot for a series win over the Miami Marlins when the NL East foes clash Wednesday night.

After a surprisingly strong first month of the season, the New York Mets are now 17-25 and sitting in a disappointing fourth place in the NL East.

Misplaced pitches. Punishing walls. Unyielding lockers. All sorts of factors are conspiring against the Washington Nationals, who are finding new ways to turn big preseason expectations into sheer mediocrity.

A pair of competitive right-handers take center stage off the shores of McCovey Cove, as Matt Cain leads the San Francisco Giants against Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals Tuesday at AT&T Park.

CONFESSION IS good for the soul, we are told. Besides, there is no realistic alternative, seeing as how the words written in 2010 will live forever in cyberspace.

There are many factors that make a divisional rivalry a must-see event. Up at the top of that list has to be geographic proximity.