Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE
46-36, 2nd place IL North, ½ game back
| Good | Shairon Martis, 5-3, 3.44ERA since May (0-2, 6.75 in April) |
| Bad | Chase Lambin, Syracuse All-Star (DOB: 7/7/79) |
| Interesting | Whiting .270 BA, .397 OBP 12 steals in 31 games; .253 BA / .352 OBP in last three seasons at A+ |
HARRISBURG
38-42, 4th place, 13½ games behind
| Good | Rafael Martin 1-1, 2.16ERA. 1.02WHIP in June |
| Bad | Danny Espinosa 70K in 71G, 34K in June |
| Interesting | Edgardo Baez .301/.366/.377; .254/.314/.406 in ’09 |
POTOMAC
3-4 2nd Half; 34-43 Overall
| Good | Patrick McCoy 1-1, 1.98ERA, 1.17WHIP in June |
| Bad | Michael Burgess .183/.280/.312 in June; .313/.394/.509 in May |
| Interesting | N/A |
HAGERSTOWN
3-5 2nd Half; 39-39 Overall
| Good | J.P. Ramirez .322/.361/.467 in June; .228/.283/.402 in May |
| Bad | Shane Erb 22R, 20BB, 31H in 22G (5.20ERA, 1.87WHIP) |
| Interesting | Luis Garcia 1-0, 2.13ERA since demotion; 0-0, 10.38ERA at Potomac |
VERMONT
11-3, 1st Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League
| Good | Matt Swynenburg 2-0, 0.56ERA, 0.56WHIP in 3 starts |
| Bad | Wilson Eusebio 8BB in 8⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Marcus Jones .289/.341/.553 in 11G; .210/.248/.280 for Hagerstown in 28G |
GCL NATIONALS
2-6, 5th place GCL East Division
| Good | Adrian Sanchez .424/.457/.606 |
| Bad | Estarlin Martinez 10K in 19AB |
| Interesting | N/A |
DSL NATIONALS
16-13, 4th place B.C. South Division
| Good | Bienvenido Valdez .288/.374/.438 |
| Bad | Yamaicol Tejeda 1-for-20 with 8K |
| Interesting | Nelalexfred Ortega 7E, 12SB, 15BB, 14K in 26G |