Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE
51-41, 2nd place IL North, 3 games back
| Good | Jason Jones 0.99WHIP in 24⅓ innings |
| Bad | Chris Duncan .136BA since May 31 |
| Interesting | Atahualpa Severino 1.15ERA vs. LHB |
HARRISBURG
45-47, 4th place, 11 games behind
| Good | Chris Marrero 51K in first 51G, 28K in last 42G |
| Bad | Ross Detwiler 1.69WHIP, .353OBA |
| Interesting | Marvin Lowrance .375/.479/.425 in July |
POTOMAC
10-9 2nd Half; 41-48 Overall
| Good | Derek Norris, 45BB in 51G |
| Bad | Chris Curran, .161BA in July |
| Interesting | Dan Lyons, .395 OBP over last 10G |
HAGERSTOWN
8-13 2nd Half; 44-47 Overall
| Good | Jeff Kobernus .356/.400/.441 in July |
| Bad | Luis Garcia 0-2, 8.53ERA in July |
| Interesting | Justino Cuevas, RHB – .056 vs. LHP, .340 vs. RHP |
VERMONT
19-7, 1st Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League
| Good | Colin Bates 2-0, 1.62ERA, 0.96WHIP in 6G (1 start) |
| Bad | Backup Catchers: .167BA, .197SLG |
| Interesting | Shane McCatty 5.11ERA as reliever, 0.00ERA as starter |
GCL NATIONALS
7-13, 5th place GCL East Division, 5½ games back
| Good | Randolph Oduber .450/.542/.650 since debut |
| Bad | Mike Gallo, 8.18ERA, 1.73WHIP in 6 appearances |
| Interesting | Jeremy Mayo .297/.435/.514 in 15G |
DSL NATIONALS
21-18, 4th place B.C. South Division, 3 games back
| Good | Edgar Gonzalez 27BB in 35G (.404 OBP) |
| Bad | Jean Valdez’s 2HR leads the team |
| Interesting | 20-y.o. Adalberto Mieses team-highs for BB (23), HRs allowed (4) yet has a 2.72ERA |