Good, Bad, Interesting… Vol. 13
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE
50-39, 2nd place IL North, 2½ games back
| Good | Jason Botts .500/.525/.833 in last 10 Games |
| Bad | Jeff Mandel 2-3, 6.64ERA in last 8 starts |
| Interesting | Josh Wilkie 0.75ERA, 1.25WHIP in last 10 appearances |
HARRISBURG
41-46, T4th place, 12½ games behind
| Good | Adam Carr 2W, 2SV 0.66ERA, 1.02WHIP in last 8 appearances |
| Bad | Hassan Pena 6.19ERA, 1.75ERA in last 10 appearances |
| Interesting | Cole Kimball 2-1, 1.09ERA since callup (15 appearances) |
POTOMAC
7-7 2nd Half; 38-46 Overall
| Good | Brad Peacock 5-hit, CG SO on 7/5 |
| Bad | Tyler Moore .135BA, 14K in last 10 games |
| Interesting | Adrian Alaniz 3-0, 0.47ERA in last three appearances |
HAGERSTOWN
6-9 2nd Half; 42-43 Overall
| Good | Rob Wort 3-0, 0.00ERA, 0.66WHIP in last 10 appearances |
| Bad | Steven Souza .194BA, 33K in last 28G |
| Interesting | Graham Hicks 6BB, 19K in 21⅓ IP |
VERMONT
15-5, 1st Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League
| Good | David Freitas .367/.429/.449 |
| Bad | Martinson 5E in 17G at SS |
| Interesting | Neil Holland 9K, 1BB, 0.00ERA in 6 appearances |
GCL NATIONALS
4-11,5th place GCL East Division, 5½ games back
| Good | Kelvin Lopez 16K in 18IP |
| Bad | Michael Taylor 5E in 9G |
| Interesting | 20-y.o. Tyler Hanks 1.13ERA in 3 appearances |
DSL NATIONALS
18-17, 4th place B.C. South Division, 6 games back
| Good | Anthony Marcelino 1.47ERA, 0.71WHIP, .097OBA |
| Bad | Wilmer Difo .183/.283/.204, 11E in 28G |
| Interesting | Wirkin Estevez 44K, 4 (four) BB in 37⅔ IP |
Here’s hoping on Graham Hicks.
With the All-Star breaks coming for MLB, AAA, & AA, maybe we’ll see some of the deck chairs get either shuffled or tossed overboard between now & the end of the month.