Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 29-32, 5th place I.L. North, 10 games behind
Good | Jim Negrych .333/.429/.611 in June |
Bad | Tanner Roark 0-3, 10.80 ERA, 2.18 WHIP in last 3 appearances |
Interesting | Team SLG .384, minus Brown/Moore/Paul (.561 combined) = .331 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 32-27, 2nd place E.L. West, 5½ games behind
Good | Hector Nelo 0.82ERA, 5SV, 15K last 10 appearances |
Bad | Chris McConnell .168/.213/.218 in 38G |
Interesting | Team 67 steals leads E.L. |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 26-32, 3rd place C.L. North Division, 4 games behind
Good | Zach Walters .429/.432/.743, 3HR, 6RBI in last 10G |
Bad | Paul Applebee 6HR allowed in 27⅔ IP |
Interesting | Team Pitching: 8th in every major category but BB; Team Fielding: 1st in E’s, 2nd SBs allowed, CS%, Fld% and PB’s |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 36-23, 2nd place Sally League North Divison, 3½ games behind
Good | Steve Souza .341/.392/.651 in 35G |
Bad | Chris McKenzie 9.13 ERA, 2.12 WHIP, .337 OBA |
Interesting | Colin Bates 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 2HR, .147 OBA in first 5 appearances (10IP) |