If you were trying to win a championship this season, would you rather have youthful talent? Or seasoned experience? Consider a roster of players age 25 and younger vs. a roster of veterans age 35 and older. Hereâs my 25-man roster of players who were age 25 or younger on Opening Day (April 4). Next week, Iâll showcase the veterans.



Catcher

Buster Posey, San Francisco

The former Rookie of the Year is hitting .361 and has allowed just three stolen bases in 80 innings behind the plate.



First Base

Eric Hosmer, Kansas City

Hosmer is the cornerstone of the Royalsâ future offense. Although heâs struggling so far this season, Hosmer hit .293 with 19 homers after arriving in early May last season.



Second Base

Jemile Weeks, Oakland

The rising star for the Aâs hit better than .300 and stole 22 bases in less than 100 games as a rookie last season. He should be the offensive catalyst for the Aâs for years to come.



Third Base

Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco

Records show that Kung Fu Panda wonât turn 26 until August, so he qualifies by a few months. Once he proved he could keep his weight down, heâs kept his batting average up.



Shortstop

Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

The Cubsâ rising star may look lackadaisical at times, but he led the National League in hits last season, and he covers a lot of ground at short.



Left Field

J.D. Martinez, Houston

Astros fans can look forward to Martinez hitting in the No. 3 hole for several more seasons. He was Houstonâs Minor League Player of the Year in 2010 while at Double-A, and hasnât been overmatched in the bigs.



Center Field

Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh

It seems like heâs been patrolling center field for the Bucs forever, but he wonât be 26 until October.



Right Field

Justin Upton, Arizona

A thumb injury has derailed Upton this season. The right fielder missed just three games last season, hitting 31 bombs and stealing 21 bags.



Starting Pitchers

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Thereâs no surprise that the reigning National League Cy Young winner would lead this rotation.

Stephen Strasburg, Washington

It appears that he has completely recovered from Tommy John surgery. Now if the Nationals will just turn him loose, we could see just how good the flamethrower can be.

Felix Hernandez, Seattle

King Felix turned 26 just after this season started, although it seems like heâs been Seattleâs ace since Ken Griffeyâs first tour with the Mariners.

Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco

After the first three spots in our rotation, the choices get much tougher. Bumgarner pitched through tough luck last season, with just three runs or less of support in 16 of his 33 starts.

Jaime Garcia, St. Louis

In a razor-thin close call, Garcia is chosen over Yu Darvish of Texas and Ivan Nova of the Yankees. Garcia went 26-15 over 60 starts in 2010-11 and has postseason experience.



Bullpen

Matt Moore, Tampa Bay

Weâre going with a traditional 10-man pitching staff and we like having a lefthander who can eat innings and miss bats.

Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay

Mooreâs teammate is the right-handed version of our long man.

Setup Men

Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati

Officially, Chapman is only 24. He also throws 100-mph gas for multiple innings from the left side. Valuable asset.

Neftali Feliz, Texas

Developed as a starter in the minors, then converted to one of the best closers in the game, Feliz has returned to the rotation this season.



Closer

Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta

Kimbrel was lights out last year until he ran out of gas late in the season. Manager Fredi Gonzalez plans to take it easy on Kimbrel this season.



Bench

Matt Wieters, Baltimore

We wonât lose much when one of the best catchers in the game subs for Posey.

Elvis Andrus, Texas

Due to his experience, Andrus gets the bench spot over Dee Gordon of the Dodgers.

Carlos Santana, Cleveland

With the same birthday as Hernandez, Santana barely makes it eligible. The switch-hitter can hit and gives us a third emergency catcher.

Billy Butler, Kansas City

The hitting machine really doesnât have a position, but he can rake.

Austin Jackson, Detroit

Jackson is proving what a complete player he can be. We love his speed and defense off the bench.

Giancarlo Stanton, Miami

A quick glance at his split stats shows that he has much more power going by Mike than Giancarlo.

Brett Lawrie, Toronto

We need another infielder and Lawrie plays the game with the kind of gusto and confidence we like.

âBy Charlie Miller, follow him on Twitter @AthlonCharlie.