If you faded the ace starter tier in your season-long leagues, there's a decent chance that you're sweating through the opening weeks of 2018, with trendy mid-round starters like Luis Castillo, James Paxton, and Danny Duffy off to grueling starts to the young campaign.

It might be too early to dread your place in the standings, but it's never too early for a little low-cost damage control, and these four widely available starters might just do the trick in Week 2.