He may start the year in the minors as he needs to play every day. Bobby Bradley is good prospect with the Pirates. Some concerns about ligament damage in his elbow still linger. Bud Smith is also a nice prospect with the Cards. He should eventually be a solid starter.
Pitchers just take longer to progress and are harder to gauge.
When in doubt, take a good power hitter, especially if you find one at the middle infield or catcher. If he makes the Mariners roster, I will have to activate him before our draft. We have draft inflation, which levels out towards the middle rounds. Starting pitching looks thin in our league and only offers up Rogers, Helling, Ponson, Sirotka, and O Hernandez as bonafide starters. 3B doesn't look any better either.