DOUBLE DIPPIN': August 22-28

We are now about three-quarters of the way through the season, with about six and a half weeks of games left to play. Patience is of utmost importance in fantasy baseball but that changes at this point in the season. Now is the time to make some difficult drops and to make your move in categories where you can gain some points.

There are some decent two-start options available in plenty of mixed leagues, several of whom we'll dig into below. Be sure to check out our 8-day scan for updates on all of the pitching matchups for the week.

 

Strong 2-start options

Germán Márquez (RHP, COL) has put up a 3.30 ERA over his last seven starts but has just 31 K in 43.2 IP during that stretch (17% K%). He opens this week at home, where he is...

Almost!

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