Even though the Phillies made the playoffs the past two seasons, they haven't won the NL East since 2011. Over that time, the Braves, Washington Nationals and New York Mets have all won the division at least once. Jim Bowden , a national writer for The Athletic MLB, was formerly the Sr. VP and general manager for the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals for a combined 16 years, including being named the 1999 MLB Executive of the Year by Baseball America. He is the lead MLB Analyst and Insider for CBS Sports-HQ and a regular talk-show host on SiriusXM for the MLB Network and Fantasy channels. Follow him on twitter: @JimBowdenGM Follow Jim on Twitter @JimBowdenGM Thanks to a glorious offseason that saw the Dodgers sign Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles is favored in the World Series odds. But the Dodgers' title odds are in jeopardy, as the Yankees, Phillies, and Orioles aren't far behind.