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Affeldt: Giants better off investing in Melancon over Chapman

It's no secret the Giants' top offseason priority is to add back-end help to the bullpen.

Jeremy Affeldt is plenty familiar with the inner workings of the Giants bullpen after seven seasons with the team and with Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen and Mark Melancon headlining this year's free agent class of closers, Affeldt's preference is clear.

"Honestly, I like Melancon," Affeldt said on MLB Network Radio Monday morning. "The reason being is because he's got a couple pitches he can go to. He's not going to have the sexiness of a 100-mile-an-hour fastball and I don't think he's going to be a $100 million closer.