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Though there are many different potential answers, the question is simple; If you were to start a MLB franchise from scratch and had the option to pick any player in the world, who would you pick? Here are the two main factors I accounted for when deciding on the nominations from each team: 1. Is he a consistent MVP, Cy Young or All-Star caliber player? 2. Does he have a sizable amount of his prime remaining? Voting for each match-up won't end until the given round is over, so feel free to check back on any of the previous polls via the links below. March 1st The contest is launched with an almost free-for-all of players that were not included from their respective teams, but deserve consideration nonetheless. Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox Joba Chamberlain, New York Yankees Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox David Price, Tampa Bay Rays Jose Reyes, New York Mets CC Sabathia, New York Yankees Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees B.J. Upton, Tampa Bay Rays Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies David Wright, New York Mets Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article. March 2nd Detroit Tigers: Miguel Cabrera Toronto Blue Jays: Travis Snider Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 3rd Cleveland Indians: Grady Sizemore Chicago White Sox: Carlos Quentin Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 4th Kansas City Royals: Zack Greinke Minnesota Twins: Joe Mauer Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 5th Tampa Bay Rays: Evan Longoria Baltimore Orioles: Matt Wieters Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 6th Boston Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia New York Yankees: Alex Rodriguez Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 7th Texas Rangers: Josh Hamilton Seattle Mariners: Felix Hernandez Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 8th Oakland Athletics: Matt Holliday Los Angeles Angels: Ervin Santana Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 9th New York Mets: Johan Santana Philadelphia Phillies: Cole Hamels Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 10th Atlanta Braves: Brian McCann Florida Marlins: Hanley Ramirez Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 11th Washington Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman Pittsburgh Pirates: Pedro Alvarez Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 12th Chicago Cubs: Geovany Soto St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 13th Cincinnati Reds: Jay Bruce Milwaukee Brewers: Ryan Braun Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 14th Houston Astros: Roy Oswalt San Diego Padres: Jake Peavy Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 16th Colorado Rockies: Troy Tulowitzki Arizona Diamondbacks: Brandon Webb Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article March 17th San Francisco Giants: Tim Lincecum Los Angeles Dodgers: Chad Billingsley Click here to cast your vote and here to read the accompanying article Sweet 16 March 18th Vote-In Winner vs. Miguel Cabrera or Travis Snider March 19th Grady Sizemore or Carlos Quentin vs. Zack Greinke or Joe Mauer March 20th Josh Hamilton or Felix Hernandez vs. Matt Holliday or Ervin Santana March 21st Evan Longoria or Matt Witers vs. Dustin Pedroia or Alex Rodriguez March 23rd Johan Santana or Cole Hamels vs. Brian McCann or Hanley Ramirez March 24th Ryan Zimmerman or Pedro Alvarez vs. Geovany Soto or Albert Pujols March 25th Jay Bruce or Ryan Braun vs. Roy Oswalt or Jake Peavy March 26th Troy Tulowitzki or Brandon Webb vs. Tim Lincecum or Russell Martin Elite Eight March 27th March 18th winner vs. March 19th winner March 28th March 20th vs. March 21st winner March 30 March 23rd winner vs. March 24th winner March 31st March 25th winner vs. March 26th winner Final Four April 1st AL Finals April 3rd NL Finals Final Round April 5th AL Finalist vs. NL Finalist |
Over the next few weeks as the NCAA Tournament and Spring Training dominate the month of March, we have combined the two for our own March Madness, which will determine who the readers of RealGM will select in the second edition of our 'Be The GM' series.