Opened his career last night with a bang, a three-run homer. Francoeur (lit. "French name that is impossible to spell"

was the Braves' top pick in the 2002 draft. He was certainly a high first-round talent out of an Atlanta high school, but dropped because of a commitment to play football at Clemson. The Braves got him to sign, and he got off to an impressive start in rookie ball. He was adequate at Rome in 2003, .281/.325/.445, not bad considering that most of the league was older than...
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