Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Christopher can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Christopher has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. But Christopher, do us a favor. Stop throwing that changeup. It looks like a beachball. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Christopher's curveball tends to hang. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
His move to first isn't very good, but his delivery is fairly quick and he isn't overly vulnerable to the stolen base. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Christopher is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Christopher has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Christopher as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
But if you ask me, I'll pass on Christopher.

          -- Moostard Nyman