Cliff Lee Phillies news is sweeping the nation today and there will likely be many more dominoes to fall.
Although the rest of the NL has to be distraught over the move, teams like the Cubs, Rockies, and World Champion San Francisco Giants, the NL East will suffer the most.
And while the Marlins and Mets could be a factor next summer, it's the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals that are most impacted by the Lee deal.
Atlanta seemed poised to make another run at the division title they let slip away in 2010, trading for Dan Uggla to provide the right handed bat they need. Similarly, the Nats just gave an enormous amount of money to Jayson Werth, who will have to play 18 games against what figures to be one of the best rotations in modern baseball history.
For more on the MLB offseason, see MLB Free Agents: The Latest on Cliff Lee, Adrian Beltre and Others
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