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? |