Our final 2011 look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues, with a focus on the level where the prospects shone the brightest. Repeats from 2010 are in italics.
SYRACUSE
66-74, 4th place IL North, 14 games back
| Good | Bat: Chris Marrero .300/.375/.449 in 127G Arm: Tom Milone 12-6, 3.22 ERA, 155K in 148⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Chris McConnell .175/.250/.257 in 57G Arm: Yunesky Maya 4-9, 5.00 ERA |
| Interesting | Bat: Jesus Valdez .271/.318/.397 in 102G Arm: None |
HARRISBURG
80-62, 1st place, 4 games ahead, E.L. West Division winner
| Good | Bat: Steve Lombardozzi .309/.366/.454 in 65G Arm: Brad Peacock 10-2, 2.01 ERA, 0.86 WHIP in 98⅔ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Stephen King .191/.277/.300, 15E in 95G Arm: Matt Chico 10.93 ERA, 2.29 WHIP in 10G |
| Interesting | Bat: Tyler Moore 31HR, 90RBI in ’11; 31HR, 111RBI in ’10 Arm: Pat Lehman 34K in 34IP |
POTOMAC
39-31 in 2nd Half, 68-71 overall — 2nd-Half CrL North Division winner (tied)
| Good | Bat: Destin Hood .276/.364/.445 in 128G Arm: Danny Rosenbaum 6-5, 2.59 ERA, 2CG, 1.17 WHIP |
| Bad | Bat: Cutter Dykstra .212/.265/.265 in 94G Arm: Erik Davis 0-5, 6.75 ERA after dropping *down* from AA |
| Interesting | Bat: Jeff Kobernus 53SB, 124GP (21/74 in ’10) Arm: Joe Testa 6-0, 1.42 ERA, new delivery, still lefthanded |
HAGERSTOWN
35-34 in 2nd Half, 75-64 overall
| Good | Bat: Bryce Harper .318/.423/.554 in 72G as 18 y.o. Arm: Chris Manno 1.04 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 69K in 43⅓ IP/td> |
| Bad | Bat: Mills Rogers .215/.288/.266 in 77G Arm: Matt Grace .314OBA, 1.56WHIP in 132⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Kevin Keyes .263/.336/.510; .175/.321/.278 in ’10 at VMT Arm: Matt Swynenberg 1.22 WHIP, 3.68 ERA in 102⅔ IP |
AUBURN
45-30, 1st Place Pinckney Division of NY-Penn League, 2½ games ahead
| Good | Bat: Matt Skole .290/.382/.438 in 72G Arm: Wirkin Estevez 55K, 4.01 ERA in 14G (13GS) as an 18-y.o. |
| Bad | Bat: Rick Hughes .125/.205/.175 in 22G Arm: Travis Henke .298 OBA, 1.52 WHIP in 16G |
| Interesting | Bat: Hendry Jimenez .846 OPS in 54G Arm: Taylor Hill 2.38 ERA, 1.02 WHIP as a starter |
GCL NATIONALS
20-33, 4th place GCL East Division, 17½ games back
| Good | Bat: Estarlin Martinez .289/.379/.471 (18 y.o. DSL grad) Arm: Gregory Baez 3.72 ERA in 48⅓ IP (18 y.o. DSL grad) |
| Bad | Bat: Deion Williams .157/.216/.157 in 30G Arm: Inocencia Heredia 6.75ERA, 1.83 WHIP in 17G |
| Interesting | Bat: Wander Ramos .313/.401/.653 in 43G (21 y.o. DSL grad) Arm: Brandon King 13HBP, 12BB, 26K in 35⅔ IP |
DSL NATIONALS
33-36, 5th Place, Boca Chica East, 12½ games back
| Good | Bat: 19 y.o. Wilmer Difo 26SB, .831 OPS in 39G Arm: 19 y.o. Ivan Pineyro 2.20 ERA, 73K in 69⅔ IP |
| Bad | Bat: 17 y.o. Bryan Mejia 35K, .331 SLG in 52G Arm: 18 y.o. Miguel Navarro 2.75 WHIP, 15.75 ERA in 10G |
| Interesting | Bat: 18 y.o. Junior Geraldo .542SLG in 18G Arm: 18 y.o. Gilberto Mendez 7-0, 2.06 ERA, 66K in 65⅔ IP |