PT TOMORROW: NL East—Marlins, Nats could be active traders in July

With roughly six weeks remaining until the Trade Deadline, the list of potential buyers and sellers is starting to take shape. And in the NL East, the roles are nearly set. The Nationals and Braves will be buyers, the Mets and Marlins are likely to sell, and the Phillies are the only team in the division who are still sitting on the fence. Let’s take an early look at how the fantasy value of NL East rosters could be impacted by deadline deals.

 

Washington Nationals

Offensively, the Nats are loaded. The club has more outfield depth than they know what to do with, and their infield has effective hitters at nearly every position. The glaring weakness is behind the plate, where Matt Wieters (C, WAS) has been neither effective nor durable...

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