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 |