Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 54-58, T5th place I.L. North, 7½ games behind
| Good | Eury Perez .408/.453/.490 in 13G since callup (hit safely in every game) |
| Bad | Austin Bibens-Dirkx 6.27ERA, 1.61WHIP in last 10 appearances |
| Interesting | Yunesky Maya 3-1, 3.00ERA since I.L. All-Star Break (4 starts) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 53-59, 5th place E.L. West, 13½ games behind
| Good | Trevor Holder 2-1, 2.84 ERA in last three appearances |
| Bad | 11-for-65 (.169) with RISP on last road trip (eight games) |
| Interesting | Chien-Ming Wang in 2011/12 — 15GS in MLB, 16GS in Minors (H/T Geoff Morrow of Patriot-News) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 20-20, 1st place C.L. North Division, ½ game ahead (51-59 overall)
| Good | Alex Meyer 1-0, 0.53ERA, 0.94WHIP, 15K in first 3 starts (17IP) |
| Bad | 849 team batting K’s — 1st in eight-team C.L. |
| Interesting | Erick Fernandez .393/.514/.429 in last 10 games |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 23-18, T1st place Sally League North Divison, 1 game ahead (65-45 overall)
| Good | Richie Mirowski 3-0, 1.76ERA in first 8 appearances |
| Bad | Carlos Alvarez .417OPS in 13 games since callup |
| Interesting | 167 teams SBs lead Sally League |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 27-16, 1st place Pinckney Division, N.Y.-Penn League, 3 games ahead
| Good | Brett Mooneyham 1-0, 1.37 ERA, 1.02WHIP in first five appearances (4GS) |
| Bad | Jordan Poole 44K in 100AB over 28G |
| Interesting | Estarlin Martinez .913OPS, 15G hit streak |
GCL NATIONALS 16-24, 4th Place GCL East, 11 games behind
| Good | Austin Chubb .262/.319/.500 in 16G |
| Bad | Adalberto Mieses 1.75WHIP in 24IP |
| Interesting | Will Hudgins 2.93ERA, 1.08WHIP in 27⅔IP |
DSL NATIONALS 28-24, 4th Place Boca Chica South Division, 8½ games behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Jonathan Aquino 1.06WHIP in 10⅓ IP |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Wester Suarez .529OPS in 16G |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. Rafael Bautista 34SB, 4CS (89.5% success rate) |