Eddie Coleman on his blog for WFAN takes a closer look at the NL East and how the teams stack up in 2008.

Among the most significant moves Eddie details are Florida taking the biggest hit, dealing Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers for LHP Andrew Miller and OF Cameron Maybin and four others.

The Nationals acquired Lastings Milledge from the Mets and Elijah Dukes from Tampa Bay, and signed catcher Paul LoDuca. They lost Brian Schneider and Ryan Church in the Milledge deal. Eddie believes the Nats won’t win the NL East but will be a pain in the butt to the front-runners.

The Braves took Tom Glavine away from the Mets. They lost Andruw Jones as well as Edgar Renteria, hoping Yunel Escobar will be major league ready. The Braves bullpen took a hit, losing Oscar Villarreal, Jose Ascaino, Ron Mahay and Chad Paronto.

The Phillies lost CF Aaron Rowand, Tad Iguchi, Michael Bourn and Geoff Geary. They picked up Brad Lidge who could be a huge X factor. They added Geoff Jenkins to replace Rowand and signed So Taguchi who led all N.L. pinch-hitters with a .406 (13-32) average.

Eddie doesn’t see a clear front runner in the East at this time, and aside from the Marlins downgrading significantly, nobody has drastically improved or regressed.

Meanwhile, over at Promote The Curse, Cheddar Ben sizes up the entire National League.