Strategic Spot Starters: Weekend Edition

Hey all, I figured I'd take a break from playing fantasy baseball and write about it for awhile. Apparently that's a sin of mine, but I digress. I wanted to say I appreciate all the feedback we got when we asked for everyone's opinions, and repeat that because this blog is more rewarding than some activities, I continue it. I would rather avoid the politics of whether or not calling out professional writers, especially those writers who have promoted your site, is an appropriate action. Instead I will provide you with an article, then yell at Pete because he owes you guys an article or two.

Friday: Kevin Slowey at Oakland should provide a nice bounce. Dave Bush at Pittsburgh should go well, since the Pirates are fielding a minor league team right now (and it's the right thing to do, so they need to keep this in mind when they decide to bench Steven Pearce and Andy LaRoche in favor of Jason Michaels and Doug Mientkiewicz. Kyle Lohse has a sub 3.50 ERA against Houston, and while the team can put up powerful numbers, he's playing for the better team.

Saturday: Ubaldo Jimenez at San Diego is probably the start of the weekend. He's absolutely dominated them when the teams have faced, sporting 34 K's in 30 innings. Andy Sonnanstine against Baltimore is an option in deeper leagues, as he held them to one run over eight in their last meeting. Jeff Suppan and Darrell Rasner are both likely to earn a win, though the peripherals will only be average and the strikeouts leave something to be desired.

Sunday: For those teams not making the playoffs, this might be your last opportunity to throw a relevant pitcher in. Tim Wakefield against the Sox (you figure out which) and Greg Smith against Minnesota are okay options. Derek Lowe at Arizona and Scott Olsen against the Mets aren't great options, but why not?