Si Players Poll

If you could pick one player to build a team around, whom would it be?

[ Based on a survey of 450 MLB players ]

Albert Pujols 24%
Cardinals first baseman

Derek Jeter 12%
Yankees shortstop (right)

Carlos Beltran 10%
Mets centerfielder

Alex Rodriguez 10%
Yankees third baseman

For complete results and a breakdown of the poll go to SI.com/scorecard.

FAST FACTS: These four average $17 million in 2005 salary.... Pujols got 31.1% of the vote from the AL East, double what Jeter and Rodriguez combined (15.5%) got from the division.... Angels OF Vladimir Guerrero was fifth (9%).... Red Sox starter Curt Schilling was the top vote-getter among pitchers (1%).