Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE 33-45, 5th place I.L. North, 12 games behind
| Good | Ross Detwiler 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.06WHIP in June |
| Bad | Jeff Frazier .182/.248/.311 in 68G |
| Interesting | Jesus Valdez .286/.333/.441 in 43G |
HARRISBURG 45-32, 1st place E.L. West Division, 4 games ahead
| Good | Bill Rhinehart .294 GPA, .894OPS |
| Bad | Erik Davis 30BB in 62⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Shairon Martis 5-3, 2.37ERA in last 10 starts |
POTOMAC 4-4, T1st place C.L. North Division, 1 game ahead (33-44, overall)
| Good | Danny Rosenbaum 2-0, 1.63 ERA, 1.08WHIP in June |
| Bad | Eury Perez .243/.254/.288 in June; .333/.337/.409 in May |
| Interesting | Sandy Leon .307/.350/.387 in June; .165/.214/.203 in May |
HAGERSTOWN 5-3, T1st place Sally League Northern Division, 1 game ahead (45-33 overall)
| Good | Kevin Keyes .306, 7HR, 16RBI in June |
| Bad | Ben Graham 2-2, 5.54ERA, 1.69WHIP in June |
| Interesting | Cole Leonida .385OBP in 27G as backup C |
AUBURN 8-6, T2nd place, Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 2 games behind
| Good | Ryan Demmin 3-0, 1.69ERA, 0.94WHIP in three starts |
| Bad | Rick Hughes .154/.195/.231 in 9G |
| Interesting | Hendry Jimenez, Russell Moldenhauer, Matt Skole – each with an 11G hit streak |
GCL NATIONALS 5-4, T2nd place, GCL East, ½ game back
| Good | Nathan Karns 3G – 9┼ IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 14K |
| Bad | Pedro Severino .087/.125/.130 in 23AB |
| Interesting | Wander Ramos .314/.415/.714 in 35AB |
DSL NATIONALS 12-16, 6th place, Boca Chica South Division of Dominican Summer League, 6½ games behind
| Good | Gilberto Mendez (Age 18) 2-0, 1.88ERA, 1.25WHIP, 24K in 24IP |
| Bad | Wilman Rodriguez (Age 19) .132/.277/.170 in 53AB |
| Interesting | Ivan Pineyro (Age 19) 38K in 27⅔ IP |