Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 18
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 55-67, 4th place I.L. North, 14½ games behind
| Good | Steve Lombardozzi .322/.365/.441 |
| Bad | Atahualpa Severino 20BB in 26⅔ IP |
| Interesting | J.D. Martin 2.90 ERA, 1HR in 31 IP as reliever; 4.71, 15 in 63 IP as a starter |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 70-54, 1st place E.L. West, 2 games ahead
| Good | Danny Rosenbaum 2-0, 1.40 ERA in first three AA starts |
| Bad | Stephen King .167 BA in August |
| Interesting | Tim Pahuta .302/.318/.442 in August |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 28-25, 2nd place C.L. North Division, 5 games behind (57-65 overall)
| Good | Marcos Frias 1.73 ERA, 0.92 WHIP since All-Star Break (18 appearances) |
| Bad | Zach Walters .196/.233/.232, 2E in 15G |
| Interesting | Adam Olbrychowski 5.63 ERA as a reliever, 3.88 as a starter |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 29-23, 2nd place Sally League North Divison, 2 games behind (69-53 overall)
| Good | Matt Swynenberg 2-0, 1.74 ERA, 0.97 WHIP in August |
| Bad | Justino Cuevas .179/.265/.321 since return from GCL |
| Interesting | Ryan Demmin 2.20 ERA, 1.07 WHIP since callup from Auburn |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 34-23, 1st place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, ½ game ahead
| Good | Hendry Jimenez .487 SLG, 7th best in NYPL |
| Bad | Nathan Karns 1.94 WHIP |
| Interesting | Christian Garcia 17K in 9⅓ IP |
GCL NATIONALS 18-30, 4th place GCL East, 18 games behind (Eliminated)
| Good | Bobby Lucas 1.69 ERA in 21⅓ IP over 11G |
| Bad | Deion Williams .163/.210/.163 in 98AB |
| Interesting | Silvio Medina 36K to 9BB in 32⅓ IP |
DSL NATIONALS 32-35, 6th place, Boca Chica South Division, 12½ games behind (Eliminated)
| Good | Adderling Ruiz (20 y.o.) .350/.427/.485 |
| Bad | Felix Moscat (20 y.o.) 0-3, 12.79 ERA in August |
| Interesting | Diomedes Eusebio (18 y.o.) 6HR, 21E in 57G |
Another guy that has really suprosed me, and somewhat put him self on the prospect radar is Marcos Frias. Ever senice he was moved to the pen he has been great.
For the past two months, yes; up until mid-June, it was a flip a coin and hope for “good Marcos.”
If Lombo doesn’t get a call-up, he should just sit down and refuse to play. I don’t know what else he has to do to get to the Nats.
Also, in defense of Cuevas – he’s barely played since being brought back to the Suns. He mostly holds up the chain link fence at the dugout. 🙁