Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 4
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 13-21, 6th place I.L. North, 8½ games behind
| Good | Mark Teahen .351/.405/.459 in May |
| Bad | Rafael Martin 8.78ERA, 1.725 WHIP |
| Interesting | Zach Duke 2-0, 1.80 ERA in last 3 starts |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 17-16, 2nd place E.L. West, 6 games behind
| Good | 262 team pitching Ks leads E.L. |
| Bad | .310 Team OBP is 11th in 12-team E.L. |
| Interesting | Jesus Valdez .788 OPS last 10G |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 13-17, 2nd place C.L. North Division, 4½ games behind
| Good | Adrian Sanchez .391/.404/.478 vs. RHPs as a RHB; 10-game hit streak |
| Bad | Zach Walters 7E in 12G at SS |
| Interesting | Trevor Holder 1.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP in last 3 appearances (9IP) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 17-14, 3rd place Sally League North Divison, 5½ games behind
| Good | Nathan Karns 1.88 ERA, 15.4K/9IP (41/24) |
| Bad | Matt Skole 11E in 29G at 3B |
| Interesting | J.P. Ramirez .459/.474/.541 in last 10G |
Noticed that R Martin is mentioned in the ‘B’ of this week’s GBI. Was hoping that he may be one of the first relievers called up to WAS this year, but given the recent signing of M Gonzalez, I’m assuming his call up is a bit far off perhaps.
Two different “animals”. Martin is a right hander and Gonzalez a left-handed reliever. I am assuming he is there because of the poor performances of Cory Van Allen and I’m not really sure how player development feels about Attie Severino.
Neither Hassan Pena or Rafael Martin is on the 40-man roster while Ryan Perry was/is. That makes a difference I suspect.
And then there’s Arneson and Wilkie.
At this point I wonder if J Mandel the Mathematician has finally got it. He and Rosenbaum lead the starters in Harrisburg.
Mark Teahen has been performing remarkably well at first base, too, unlike the positions he was playing in RF and LF.
I cringe when I see Martin and VanAllen warming up in the bullpen. Severino is in the middle of the pack in the bullpen — there are better, but there are also worse.
Josh Wilkie is a personal favorite.
As bad as the Nats offense is, it does make you wonder why they haven’t called up Teahen.
I’m under the impression he can play multiple positions.
He hasn’t been that good in the field, which is why we’re all delighted at how well he’s playing first.