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AVG: D                                                              W: B
HR: B                                                                 ERA: B
R: C                                                                   WHIP:B
RBI: C                                                                K: A
SB: C                                                                 SV: B

Marc’s favorite draft pick: Brandon Morrow, SP, Round 4 – solid 200 K contributor

Choppers   dscx- Projected Finish: Fifth                          2011 Finish: Sixth
AVG: D

HR: B

R: C

RBI: C

SB: C

W: B

ERA: B

WHIP:B

K: A

SV: B
Marc’s favorite draft pick: Brandon Morrow, SP, Round 4 – solid 200 K contributor

Charlie’s favorite draft pick: Chris Sale, RP, Round 6 – Charlie has made a habit of drafting RP-eligible players who will start in the current year (Phil Hughes/C.J. Wilson in 2010, Tim Stauffer in 2011), and tall, skinny Sale could put up numbers better than any of them in those years

Overview: The Choppers offense broke through in 2011 in a major way with outstanding seasons from Jose Bautista, Curtis Granderson and free agent pickup Alex Gordon, but outside of SVs and Ks, their pitching staff didn’t pull its weight.

By taking SPs with three of their first four picks (Michael Pineda, Matt Garza and Morrow) as well as a starter with RP eligibility (Sale), the Choppers addressed their biggest need. However, the first-round selection of Michael Pineda was my least favorite of the three. Pineda had a good rookie year in Seattle, a pitchers haven, but he was shipped to the Yankees this year and will have to throw in New Yankee Stadium, where his 44.8 percent fly ball rate could lead to a spike in his 0.95 HR per 9 IP rate.

The Choppers are putting a fair amount of faith in Mark Trumbo getting enough ABs to warrant being their only full-time 1B. However, if the Giants ever give Brandon Belt a real shot and he succeeds, he could prove to have been a great eighth-round pick this year.

It was surprising to see the projection systems rank the Choppers’ offense in the middle of the DTBL pack. However, a strong set of OFs could make up for a more ordinary group of infielders.

Marc’s favorite draft pick: Brandon Morrow, Round 4 – solid 200 K contributor

Charlie’s favorite draft pick: Chris Sale, Round 6 – Charlie has made a habit of drafting RP-eligible players who will start in the current year (Phil Hughes/C.J. Wilson in 2010, Tim Stauffer in 2011), and tall, skinny Sale could put up numbers better than any of them in those years

Overview: The Choppers offense broke through in 2011 in a major way with outstanding seasons from Jose Bautista, Curtis Granderson and Alex Gordon, but outside of SVs and Ks, their pitching staff didn’t pull its weight.

By taking SPs with three of their first four picks as well as a starter with RP eligibility (Sale), the Choppers addressed their biggest need. However, the first-round selection of Michael Pineda was one of the picks I didn’t like. Pineda had a good rookie year in Seattle, a pitchers haven, but he was shipped to the Yankees this year and will have to throw in New Yankee Stadium, where fly balls turn to home runs.

The Choppers are putting a fair amount of faith in Mark Trumbo getting enough ABs to warrant being their only full-time 1B. However, if the Giants ever give Brandon Belt a real shot and he succeeds, he could prove to have been a great eighth-round pick this year. The projection systems are down on the Choppers offense this year