Ranking the San Francisco Giants' 10 Most Important Players Heading into 2014

2014 is an even year, so the San Francisco Giants have to win the World Series. Right?

Not exactly, but San Francisco does have the pieces in place to make a playoff run if all goes well. Several players in particular will be important in making 2014 a season to remember, unlike 2013.

Criteria:

• How much the team depends on the given player (higher dependence = higher ranking)
• How certain the player's success is (lower certainty = higher ranking); for example, Mike Morse's success is less certain than, say, Madison Bumgarner's.

Let's take a look at the key players on the Giants roster in 2014.

All statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com unless otherwise noted. Videos courtesy of MLB.com.

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