DOUBLE DIPPIN': April 10-16

The second full week of the season offers a smattering of two-start options: our three tiers below are decently balanced. We have a decent collection of must-start aces, but also some two-steps who you wouldn't necessarily consider deploying, or might be available on your waiver wire.

As we have been reminding readers of the Daily Matchups article with a daily note in the footer section, our early-season Matchup Scores are heavily based on projections rather than early-season performance. In-season results will start to have a greater weight after a pitcher logs 2-3 starts. But with many of our two-steps just making their second and third starts this week, projections continue to drive these scores. That's useful information, especially...

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