Good, Bad, Interesting… Vol. 19
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 62-57, 3rd place IL North, 7½ games back
| Good | Leonard Davis .282/.331/.518 since All-Star Break |
| Bad | Atahualpa Severino 0-2, 6.14ERA since All-Star Break |
| Interesting | Brian Bixler .372/.400/.465 since acquisition on 8/9 |
HARRISBURG 64-59, T3rd place, 7 games back, EL (1 game behind wild-card)
| Good | Tom Milone 10-5, 2.87ERA, 12QS in 24G |
| Bad | Adam Fox .156/.240/.265 in 54G |
| Interesting | Steve Lombardozzi .345/.406/.414 since promotion (8G) |
POTOMAC
29-22 in 2nd Half, 1st place by 1½ games in CrL North
| Good | Patrick McCoy 1-0, 3SV, 0.56ERA, 23K in last 10 appearances (16IP) |
| Bad | Nick Moresi .172BA, 12K in last 10G |
| Interesting | Signing Jamar Walton (.200/.239/.293) to replace Mike Burgess |
HAGERSTOWN
22-31 in 2nd Half, last place in SAL North, 9½ games back
| Good | Eury Perez .412BA, 6SB in August |
| Bad | Paul Demny 0-4, 5.82ERA in August |
| Interesting | Josh Smoker .143 OBA, 3.00ERA as reliever |
VERMONT
30-27, 1st Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League, 1½ games ahead
| Good | Wade Moore .455BA in August |
| Bad | Matt Swynenburg 13R, 19H allowed in last three starts (13⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Mark Herrera 30K in 23#8532; IP in 12G |
GCL NATIONALS
19-28, 5th place GCL East Division, 12 games back, Eliminated
| Good | Christopher Manno 0.95WHIP, 1.42ERA, 21K in 12⅔ IP |
| Bad | Rashad Hatcher .222/.263/.222 in 24G |
| Interesting | 25th Rd. Pick Christian Meza 1.83ERA, .174OBA, 20K in 19⅔ IP |
DSL NATIONALS
34-34, 5th place B.C. South Division, 10 games back, Eliminated
| Good | Edgar Gonzalez 39BB in 58G, .406 OBP |
| Bad | Carlos David Alvarez 53G, 214PA |
| Interesting | Adalberto Mieses 33BB, 5HR, 57H in 63⅓ IP = 2.98ERA? |
Talk about going from an organizational bat to a prospect, Tyler Moore just keeps on going.
Check it out: as of last nite —
April — .589 OPS
May — .625
June — .705
July —- 1.111
August — 1.228
That’s a lot more than just a hot streak!
I can’t believe that Moore was mentioned in a WaPo Express article for possible 1B in 2012, though. Dunn should get resigned for then. Marrero’s a better prospect. Moore still has to show he can close the holes in his swing in AA next year. Congratulations for a great year regardless. Milone’s been a stud, though. Totally impressed by his last couple of starts. Doesn’t Lombardozzi have an 8 game hitting streak at Harrisburg now?
Indeed he does, I’ll have to make a mental note to look for it tomorrow if he can extend it to nine. The WaPo express sounds like the classic case of someone that looked at the league leaders, saw that position he played, and made the synaptic jump that he’s on the verge — utterly unaware of who’s in front of him. Also, it’s to the sports section what the obits are to the regular newspaper: place for interns and newbies to cut their teeth.
At least the off-season depth analysis that some of us run through won’t be quite as bleak this year. WSH still has some holes to fill at the top, but there finally seems to be some ‘meat on the bone’ across the orginization.