James Paxton

Despite the oppressive heat sweeping across most part of the country, the boys of summer keep running out and during their jobs! Speaking of heating up, the trade deadline is quickly approaching, and starting pitching is always a top priority for teams in contention. We have already seen a trade of Jose Quintana to the Cubs, and rumors are swirling around several of this week's two-start pitchers, most notably Sonny Gray, Justin Verlander, Dan Straily, and Lance Lynn. Keep an eye on the trade front, as there may be several…

After a short hiatus, we are back with our look at projected two-start pitchers for Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season. As a reminder, two-start pitchers are a great way to maximize pitching points in fantasy leagues. Taking advantage of two-start weeks is a great way to get a leg up on your competition. This will also help determine those pitchers that might not be useful even in the event they have a dual start week. There are several unannounced starts out there this week as of the writing of this article. Stay tuned…

As is customary in these types of articles, I suppose we need to define the term "Breakout." One person's breakout might be considered another person's "sleeper." To others, it could mean a Jacob DeGrom type of emergence from relative prospect unknown to borderline fantasy ace. While the latter is harder to project than the former, for my purposes, it is much simpler than either. The list below represents who I believe will show dramatic improvements over previous performances and expectations. The only criteria is that they…