By Douglas Benton Friday, July 27 Arizona Diamondbacks center-fielder Chris Young is a rising star in baseball and could eventually become a superstar in this league. Against the Braves, he dominated the game at bat and in the fields. From the right-side, his swing compares well to Carlos Beltran from the same side with good power and the ability to hit for a high average, once he eliminates some of the holes up and down in his swing. In the field, he is the real deal with great range, lanky body and a smooth running motion that allows him to not only catch a lot of balls, but also cut off many others. Keep Young in mind over the next few years. Thursday, July 26 Oakland A?s catcher Kurt Suzuki has gained the starting role following the trade of Jason Kendall to the Chicago Cubs, but the right-handed hitting catcher still needs some work. He is lacking power at the moment and is a singles hitter at best with average catcher speed. On Thursday, he was batting out of the nine hole. It is his defense however that impressed on Thursday as he controlled the tempo of the game well and showed good athleticism behind the plate. Wednesday, July 25 Atlanta Braves catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia got a rare start behind the plate Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. The switch hitting catchers took all but one of his at-bats from the right side of the plate. From the right side, he showed a lot of hand movement, a la Gary Sheffield. From the left side, he is more still and the bat is closer to him, a la Chipper Jones. On Wednesday, there appeared to be numerous holes in his swing, due to his height and pension for wanting to always drive the ball, but his quick wrists allow him to make up for some of those deficiencies. Behind the plate, he didn?t have a great night, but did show a nice foundation receiving the ball and good athleticism while moving around behind the plate. Tuesday, July 24 San Francisco Giants left-fielder Barry Bonds went another game Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves without a home run. For most of the night, Bonds was sitting dead red for the fastball, but he still missed three or four very hittable fastballs. On pitches, he was spinning out early to generate more power. However, while Bonds was jumping at balls Tuesday, his view of the strike zone was still excellent. Monday, July 23 Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester made his first start since he was diagnosed with cancer last year. Lester went six innings against Cleveland on Monday and had a good fastball for most of the night. It was clocked at around 91-92 mph and topped out at 94 mph. He also used a change-up and breaking ball that were average at best and struggled later in the game to work through counts quickly. When he did hit trouble spots, he almost primarily went to his fastball to get out of the jams.