The way Espinosa is going, I wonder if leading off Hairston, who has gotten a few hits this week, and dropping DE to 6th (and ID to 7th) would work, especially v. a lefty.
In the Pudge v. Ramos debate, I think it is more a question of "which game do you have to start Pudge this time through the rotation?" I can only think of a couple of catchers who do not routinely miss one start every 4 or 5 games - Martin and maybe Pierzynski.