Two youngsters are making a big impression in their first 30 or so at bats. Jeff Francoeur is playing right field for the Braves today. Through six innings, he's two for three, making him 15 for 33 on the season. He hasn't drawn a walk, but if you hit .455, your on-base average is good enough that you don't need to draw walks. Both hits today were home runs, bringing his slugging percentage to an even 1.000. If Jose Reyes were hitting like this, no one would complain about his lack of walks either.

Up in Chicago, Matt Murton is drawing walks. He had five in his first 27 at bats entering today. He had a single in his first plate appearance this afternoon, bringing his batting average to .500. So far his power consists of two doubles, but he'll move plenty of runners if he's getting a hit every other at bat.

I'd be much more interested in Francoeur, however. He's two years younger than Murton. At 23, Matt is not old, but at 21, Jeff could have a tremendous career ahead of him.