Adrian Gonzalez breezed past Nick Markakis in the first round, while Robinson Cano edged David Price to advance. Gonzalez is still new to the Boston-New York drama, but Cano is a veteran of the game's most-hyped rivalry. Who would you rather begin a franchise with? Why Gonzalez is a Franchise Player Gonzalez doesn't hit for as high of an average of Cano (.285 over eight seasons), but he's a greater run producer. He has averaged 35 home runs over the last five seasons, including a career-high 46 as a member of the Padres in 2007. That season, he finished 20th in the NL MVP voting. The first baseman walked with regularity in San Diego and figures to be on base even more often in Boston. His OPS has been at or higher than .850 in each of the last five seasons and he was on base about 40% of the time in both 2009 and 2010. He finished fourth in WAR among NL players in each of the last two seasons and has earned at least four MVP votes even year since 2007. He's also sure-handed on the field. Why Cano is a Franchise Player Robinson Cano is among baseball's best players, but he plays second (Derek Jeter), third (Alex Rodriguez) and fourth fiddle (Mark Teixeira) to his teammates in New York -- and those are just his fellow hitters. A career .309 hitter, the second baseman is mentioned in the race for the AL batting title at the beginning of each season. He hit an incredible .342 in 2006, but finished behind Jeter (.344) and Joe Mauer (.347) for high honors. He walks at a much higher rate now than he did earlier in his career, but he's still a free swinger on a famously patient team. We've learned his rough 2008 season was an aberration. His WAR last season was 6.1, good enough for fourth in the AL. Click here to see this year's 'Be A GM' bracket.