Tough call -- Felix Hernandez or Justin Verlander

Thursday, February 4, 2010 | Print Entry

It's like asking which you'd rather eat -- the 3-pound lobster or the 16-ounce filet. It's like asking what you'd rather drive -- the Rolls or the Astin Martin. It's like asking which SI swimsuit model you'd rather be stranded on an island with -- Brooklyn Decker or … well, never mind.

In the baseball world, it's that kind of question -- and one that's been bouncing around the sport this week, for obvious, dollar-sign-filled reasons:

Which young ace would you rather have -- Justin ($80 Million for Five Years) Verlander or Felix ($78 Million for Five Years) Hernandez?  
 

To read more of Jayson Stark's take on whether to go with Justin Verlander or Felix Hernandez as your ace, you must be an ESPN Insider.
  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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