Strategic Spot Starters: Early Edition

Hopefully today is early enough for those of you in weekly leagues to stack your lineups for the week. I'm a bit annoyed that I got back to my dorm just in time to see the Cubs blow a save in the ninth, but at least I have Reggie Bush and Michael Turner going for the first time this week. Anyway, let's see who's available...

Monday: Joe Blanton is yet to play Florida this season, and with how bad the fish have been as of late, he's worth a look. Later in the week he plays Milwaukee, and I'd probably shy away from that matchup given its in Philadelphia. Another guy in a similar situation is Greg Maddux, who I like at Petco on Monday but would not start at Coors later in the week. The third is Dave Bush, who gets Cinci at home but then goes to Philly. The Brewers might not even pitch him away from Miller Park due to his road woes. Garrett Olsen is a risky start against Cleveland, but as a two-start starter he's going to see Minnesota later on.

Tuesday: Nick Blackburn should be owned, but he gets KC and later on Baltimore. Vicente Padilla is probably available, and he sees Seattle at Safeco and then Oakland in Oakland.

Wednesday: Derek Lowe with Petco behind him is a great start, since I can't even name the entire Padres lineup. Kevin Slowey gets KC, who he's dominated to the tune of a 1.23 ERA.

Thursday: There's one guy, but I don't usually mention him because he's a FA in only the shallowest leagues: Ublado Jimenez at Atlanta. Other than that I can't recommend anything.