Good, Bad, Interesting… Vol. 16
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 54-52, 2nd place IL North, 7 games back
| Good | Jason Bergmann 2.19ERA, 1.16WHIP, .212OBA |
| Bad | Chase Lambin .216BA, 31K in July |
| Interesting | Adam Carr 4K in 2⅔ IP in AAA debut |
HARRISBURG 53-53, 4th place, 8 games behind
| Good | Danny Espinosa .287/.324/.545 in July |
| Bad | John Lannan 1 quality start in 7 AA games |
| Interesting | Brad Peacock 7 scoreless innings in AA debut |
POTOMAC
17-14 2nd Half; 48-53 Overall
| Good | Daniel Rosenbaum 2-0, 0.69ERA in first two A+ starts |
| Bad | Jimmy Barthmaier 4H, 5R, BB, HR in return to A+ |
| Interesting | Tyler Moore 17HR, 73RBI leads all Nats affiliates (Pahuta tied in HR) |
HAGERSTOWN
12-21 2nd Half; 48-55 Overall
| Good | Rob Wort 4-0, 5SV, 28K in 24IP in June/July |
| Bad | Adrian Nieto .097BA in July |
| Interesting | Paul Demny’s .240OBA is second-best |
VERMONT
23-16, 1st Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League
| Good | Chad Jenkins .192OBA, 1.11WHIP system-best for SPs |
| Bad | Jason Martinson 10E in 35G |
| Interesting | Wade Moore’s 12SB is 4th highest total in NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS
13-19, 5th place GCL East Division, 7½ games back
| Good | Randolph Oduber .366/.418/.620 in 17G |
| Bad | Matthew Grace 22.09ERA, 3.55WHIP in first 3 appearances |
| Interesting | Mills Rogers .393OBP, 16BB in 26G |
DSL NATIONALS
24-25, 5th place B.C. South Division, 9 games back
| Good | Jorge Hernandez 0.98WHIP, 2.05ERA |
| Bad | Jose Arismendy .196BA .208OBP |
| Interesting | Juan Pena 4 OF assists in 13G as CF |
This is not the first time I’ve mentioned this, but it’s still true 2-3 weeks later. Freitas is a man among boys at Vermont, and Nieto hasn’t hit his weight all season, and still the F.O. has them stuck in the same place.
Oduber is another great story; he had a lot of leverage when the Nats drafted him and they obviously payed way over slot to sign him. He’s just overmatching everyone in the GCL.
I’d agree that Nieto and Freitas ought to swap, but then again – I thought that about Moore and Bloxom, so…
Re: VT (overall) – With Moore having a SLG below .300, he’d better have speed to burn. Miller seems like a versatile player that might be worth keeping in the system for a while as well. Kelso & Freitas are posting really nice offensive numbers, but I’d like to see that team stay reasonably intact this year, and maybe give the fans in VT a shot at League Championship.