Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 6
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 23-24, 5th place I.L. North, 6½ games behind
| Good | Corey Brown .381/.426/.929, 6HR, 14RBI in last 10G |
| Bad | Josh Johnson .576 OPS, 7E in 34G |
| Interesting | Yunesky Maya 2-1, 1.35 ERA, 1.013 WHIP in May |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 25-21, 2nd place E.L. West, 4 games behind
| Good | Erik Davis 4-1, 2.17 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 31K in 29IP |
| Bad | Destin Hood .197/.275/.239 in May |
| Interesting | Kevin Pucetas 1.59 ERA, 0.926 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 18-25, 3rd place C.L. North Division, 6½ games behind
| Good | Justin Bloxom .292/.350/.542 in May (4HR, 14RBI) |
| Bad | Francisco Soriano .173/.276/.267 |
| Interesting | Neil Holland 2-0, 0.00 ERA in May (6 appearances) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 26-19, 2nd place Sally League North Divison, 6 games behind
| Good | Caleb Ramsey .323/.387/.600, 5HR, 17RBI in May |
| Bad | Justin Miller .175/.237/.310, 38K in 35G |
| Interesting | Ben Hawkins 1.98 ERA, 80% LOB, .157 OBA |
You know, it just doesn’t feel like Friday until GBI arrives.
After last year, I thought we might have seen the last of Maya in DC. But if he keeps pitching like this, a September callup to shore up the bullpen seems likely. 🙂
I’m thinking more like a call up to replace an DL’d starter sooner than that. I’m excited about how well he’s doing. I’m looking at the September call-up to shore up the bull pen going to Rosenbaum. He is looking great in H-burg and deserves a shot at AAA now. It is really getting time to cut ties with the worst pitcher in the International League, despite his $5 million a year salary.
Corey Brown set a Syracuse franchise record tonight: home runs in each of 5 consecutive games.
Brown has nothing left to prove in AAA, time to call him up to the show and show Nady the door!