After spending two days with the NL, we return to the AL with a matchup featuring an AL East slugger and an AL Central hurler. Jose Bautista, a veteran of 739 games, had a breakout campaign in 2010, putting him atop Toronto's stable of talent. John Danks, meanwhile, has posted double-digit wins for the White Sox in each of the last three seasons. Why Bautista is a Franchise Player It would have been laughable to consider Bautista as a part of this type of bracket just a year ago, but 54 home runs will change your image rather quickly. After hitting just 59 bombs in his first six seasons, the outfielder exploded with Toronto in 2010. He hit just .260, but that also represented a career-high for the then-journeyman. His banner 2010 also included his first All-Star appearance, a fourth-place finish in the AL MVP voting, a silver slugger award and a place near the top of many statistical categories. Bautista had the second-highest WAR (7.1) among AL hitters last season, while also leading the league in homers, home runs per at-bat (10.5) and total bases. He was also second in walks and third in both OPS and RBIs. Riding with him as your franchise horse may be risky given the briefness of his success, but the Blue Jays awarded him a $65 million deal and you aren't signing any checks. Why Danks is a Franchise Player Danks is just 25, but he already has 46 wins and 124 major league starts under his belt. He started out of the gate for the White Sox and rebounded after a rough rookie campaign that ended with a 6-13 record and 5.50 ERA after 26 starts in 2007. Since then, the left-hander is 40-32 and he's kept his ERA under 3.80 in each of the last three seasons. He has yet to make the AL All-Star team as he begins his fifth season, but that could change as soon as this July if he continues to develop. He notched career-highs in innings pitched (213), strikeouts (162), wins (15), WHIP (1.216) and hits per inning (0.88) in 2010. If you don't take Philadelphia's stellar rotation into account, Danks may be the game's premier No. 3 starter by the end of the season. Click here to see this year's 'Be A GM' bracket.