Felix Hernandez and Josh Hamilton form perhaps the most star-studded matchup of our first round, which is nearing completion. Which you rather build a team around a 25-year-old pitcher or a 29-year-old slugger? Why Hernandez is a Franchise Player Hernandez went 4-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 12 starts in the 2005 season, his first in the major leagues. Five years later, the right-hander is the reigning AL Cy Young winner coming off a 2.27 ERA in 34 starts. If Seattle's offense was even average, which it wasn't, he would have approached 20 wins. He led the AL with 249 2/3 innings pitched and just seven hits allowed per nine innings. Hernandez also led AL pitchers with a WAR of 6.2 and ranked seventh with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.3 in 2010. The right-hander's future in Seattle may not be certain, but his status as one of the game's best pitchers is safe. Why Hamilton is a Franchise Player Hamilton opened his career with the Reds in 2007, but exploded onto the scene with the Rangers the next season after a long battle with a series of issues. The center fielder is now a three-time All-Star, the reigning AL MVP and league batting champion. What makes Hamilton one of the game's premier sluggers is his patience at the plate. He hit 32 home runs last season, but struck out just 95 times and walked on 43 occasions. He had an OBP of .411 and led the AL with an OPS of 1.044. Here's what his average season looks like: .312 batting average, 31 home runs, 114 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. It took nine years, but the first overall pick (1999) has finally reached super-stardom and is a great candidate to be a franchise cornerstone. Click here to see this year's 'Be A GM' bracket.