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 |