Tersh Wins NL East

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By: The Lab

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It's July 4th weekend so while there might not be many tag sales to take advantage of, there are always good sales found around the holiday. There are also many good discounts to be found on your league's waiver wire, so if you are searching for Tersh, and need a deep discount to help your team survive the pre All Star Game stretch, perhaps you can find that deal in the National League East.

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta has not exactly been the best place to shop in recent weeks, but this is still a first place team, so there is treasure in there somewhere. Mauricio Dubon (42% rostered) can help fill a lot of positions on your team with 2B, 3B, SS, and OF eligibility. He has been a steady force for this lineup and has provided support in basically 4 out of 5 categories this far. In the past month he has hit .315 with 5 HR, 15 Runs,and 16 RBIs. I feel like every time I look up Dubon gets a big hit for this team. I am sure more big hits will be coming. Another player with versatility is Jorge Mateo (2% rostered), although truth be told, he has not been great recently. He can still provide help in steals, as he has 9 in just over 100 at bats, and Runs, as he has chipped in 27 already, which considering the number of at bats is a little ridiculous. Reynaldo Lopez (12% rostered) has recently returned to the Braves rotation and contributed 5 stellar innings with 6 Ks and very little traffic in his first start back. He has been very good for them as starter in the past and if this is the direction they move forward with, which seems logical because of the injuries, he can help your team as he continues to get stretched out. Another pitcher recently inserted into the rotation is Hurston Waldrep (9% rostered). He did not pitch well yesterday but was great in 2025 and as he shakes off the rust from injury, he could be a boost your rotation needs. In just over 56 innings last season Waldrep had 6 Ws, punched out 55, and had a 2.88 ERA to go along with a WHIP of 1.19. He’s a good pitcher, but temper your expectations for a bit.

Miami Marlins

The red hot Marlins have some Tersh who might be of use to fantasy managers.Javier Sanoja (24% rostered) has been great, and in the past week plus, has been amazing. He has 34 RBIs on the season and has hit .281, including .545 over the past week and .485 over the past two weeks. He has a few pilfers and is eligible all over the place, 2B, 3B, SS, and OF, and if you play ESPN, even offers RP eligibility, haha. He is a sneaky good filler. Owen Caissie (11% rostered) is probably under-rostered considering his production. He sits vs lefties, but he makes up for that vs righties, as he has 47 RBIs in just over 200 at bats. He has power, with 10 homers and has close to 30 Runs and a few steals. In the past two weeks the rookie has hit over .400 with 3 HR, 8 Runs and 11 RBIs. Get him on your team vs RHP. On the other side of a platoon, old friend Esteury Ruiz (3% rostered) has been solid. Known for his speed, he has taken 16 bags already without permission in under 100 at bats. He also surprisingly has 4 HR in that time. Griffin Conine (1% rostered) has not contributed a lot because of injury, but he is back now and his Statcast page has my attention. He plays regularly and had a nice week hitting .368 with 5 RBIs. He could find sustained success, so now is the time to get ahead of your league.

New York Mets

I wrote about Carson Benge (48% rostered) over a week ago and he is still under 50% rostered. I don’t know what to make of the fact that 52% of people that play in Yahoo leagues don’t like production across 5 categories. Excused are the folks in AL only leagues. He is steady, has underlying metrics to support sustained success, has prospect pedigree, and hits leadoff or in the middle of the lineup. He has double digit homers and steals and is solid everywhere. Make it make sense. Fellow rookie A.J. Ewing (20% rostered) has also been a solid contributor for the Metropolitans. He has hit .299 over the past month and on the season has hit .268 with 4 HR, 18 Runs, 19 RBIs and 8 Steals. He swiped 70 bags last season so I’d expect more in that category as he continues to get more comfortable in the bigs. Christian Scott (18% rostered) can be useful to teams. He recently battled an injury but is back now. He has more Ks than innings pitched with an ERA of 3.20. He has a few clunkers mixed in there but overall has been a bright spot on a team without a ton of sunshine this season.

Philadelphia Phillies

I’m not gonna lie, the Phillies are about as Tershless a team as it gets. Most of their roster worthy players are over the 50% mark. Alec Bohm (40% rostered) has turned it around over the last month and is a decent run producer. He has 45 RBIs on the season with over 20 coming over the last month alone. He has hit for a better average in that time (.257 in his last 100 ABs) and can be useful in a deep lineup. You might be able to ride a hot week out of J.T. Realmuto (16% rostered) but mostly because he is a catcher and used to be elite at the position. Gabriel Rincones Jr (0% rostered) has flashed some power and speed in the minors, so maybe he is worth a shot, but I am just not there yet. I love my Tersh, but I just cannot find it in Philly.

Washington Nationals

Of course we all expected the Nats to rival the Dodgers as the game’s best offense, right? Well, it’s now July and they have not slowed down. I want to fill holes with Tersh from lineups who score. Dylan Crews (35% rostered) is starting to figure it out and pretty soon he will no longer be able to boast that he is the player whose expected stats and actual stats had the biggest margin between them. He sits just outside Yahoo’s top 100 over the past month and has been even better the past two weeks, hitting .320 in his last 50 at bats, taking 3 bags and scoring 9 times. It takes time to be great, and I always bet on top 3 draft picks eventually figuring it out. Expect him to be a mainstay in the middle of a potent lineup. Nasim Nunez (28% rostered) has basically become who you thought Chandler Simpson would be. He leads the majors in steals with 32, has hit .324 over the past month and scores and drives in runs. Don't expect power, and expect some batting average slumps along the way, but he is a specialist who is not a liability in some of the other categories, while holding 2B and SS eligibility. If you need steals, what are you waiting for? Curtis Mead (18% rostered), like the aforementioned Crews, has a solid Statcast page and if he continues to hit the ball hard, the overall numbers, which have been solid, will only get stronger. In 229 at bats Mead has 14 HR and close to 40 Runs and 40 RBIs. We are still waiting on the average but he is another post hype sleeper that is finally putting it together. He is the epitome of Tersh and can fill in at either corner and at 2B.

Dylan Crews (left) and Curtis Mead (right) have the underlying metrics to support sustained success for a Washington team who can flat out rake. (Courtesy of Baseball Savant)

Cade Cavalli (28% rostered) is the Nats pitcher who has captured my attention and can be frequently streamed. He has been great in the K department lately and on the season has 102 of them in only 90 innings. He has an ERA of 3.69 and a FIP of 3.22 so the ratios should stay in tact. He is just coming off of his best outing at Fenway despite the controversy that surrounded it. The kid can pitch and should be seeing his roster percentage soar in the next couple of weeks, so get ahead of your league. You won’t regret it.

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