I'm also thinking along the lines of the Cubs right now; if hypothetically the Cubs miraculously have a pick where they're choosing between Prior and Teixeria, to me Prior seems like the obvious choice. Areas of need should sway this as opposed to just a blanket approach that hitters are almost always the better choice. What in the what? Areas of need? In the MLB draft? For shame I'm obviously not talking about Hendry-like, "let's get more letfhanded" nonsense; again, use the current Cubs as an example: if they somehow were lucky enough to have to pick between Prior and Texeria right now, Prior, to me, makes more sense due both to his talent and because of the system's need for pitching vs. how stacked they are offensively. Clearly that doesn't mean pick a pitcher just to pick a pitcher, but if the choice is between two top prospects, I'd say go with the amazing pitcher. We're talking about pretty exceptional circumstances here.