Here’s a look at how the Nats prospects are doing in the in the Winter Leagues thus far. Stats are through December 18.
BATTERS
| PLAYER | LG | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | GPA | SB |
| Chris Marrero | PWL | 85 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 25 | .306 | .351 | .424 | .264 | 2 |
| Wilberto Ortiz | PWL | 118 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 15 | .322 | .375 | .449 | .281 | 2 |
| Eury Perez | DWL | 101 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | .347 | .400 | .396 | .279 | 18 |
| Wilson Ramos | VWL | 147 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 26 | .306 | .366 | .510 | .292 | 1 |
| Jesus Valdez | DWL | 37 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .297 | .297 | .432 | .242 | 0 |
PITCHERS
| PLAYER | LG | W | L | SV | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Erik Arnesen | PWL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.47 | 8 | 8 | 43⅔ | 44 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1.19 |
| Jeff Mandel | PWL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 19 | 0 | 20⅔ | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1.35 |
| Yunesky Maya | DWL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.69 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 0.77 |
| Pat McCoy | PWL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.43 | 19 | 0 | 20⅓ | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1.48 |
| Hassan Pena | PWL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 19 | 0 | 29⅓ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0.78 |
| Elvin Ramirez | DWL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0.92 |
| Henry Rodriguez | VWL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.69 | 18 | 0 | 21⅓ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 0.94 |
| Jack Spradlin | VWL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 16 | 0 | 11⅔ | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1.37 |
| Cory VanAllen | PWL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 10 | 0 | 10⅔ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| Josh Wilkie | VWL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.14 |
PWL = Puerto Rican Winter League
DWL = Dominican Winter League
VWL = Venezuela Winter League
I’ve omitted a couple of names that have small sample sizes (Sandy Leon, Jhonatan Solano, John Santiago) or have gotten injured (Danny Espinosa). Unfortunately, it’s been like the office holiday party for the soft-tossers (Arnesen, Wilkie), getting lit up for six home runs combined in less than 60 innings pitched. That’s, of course, a knee-jerk observation but it stands out to me, particularly in the case of Wilkie.
Since it’s come up in the vein of trades, Jesus Flores is hitting .355/.388/.548 in 17 games. Unfortunately, with few box scores (OK, no box scores) to look at, it’s tough to extrapolate how he’s throwing. As you can see, Ramos is also hitting well (and in the same league) so if Flores is actually healthy again, this puts the Nats in the position of not only being able to trade but release Ivan Rodriguez if need be.