Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 9
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 32-34, 5th place I.L. North, 9½ games behind
| Good | Erik Arnesen 1.66ERA as a reliever |
| Bad | Jeff Howell .403 OPS |
| Interesting | Jarrett Hoffpauir 17K in 48G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 34-31, 2nd place E.L. West, 8½ games behind
| Good | Jesus Valdez .327/.356/.496 in June |
| Bad | Robert Gilliam 7.65ERA, 1.65 WHIP in last 4 starts |
| Interesting | Jimmy Van Ostrand .316/.413/.553 in 14G |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 30-37, 2nd place C.L. North Division, 6 games behind
| Good | Matt Grace 2-1, 3.03ERA, 1.13WHIP in last 5 starts |
| Bad | Adrian Sanchez .184/.238/.237 in last 10G |
| Interesting | Neil Holland 0.84 WHIP, .184 OBA |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 36-23, 2nd place Sally League North Divison, 3½ games behind
| Good | Alex Meyer 4-0, 1.33 ERA, 0.85 WHIP in last 5 starts |
| Bad | Cole Leonida 8E in 34G |
| Interesting | Cutter Dykstra 18/20 SBs |
DSL NATIONALS 7-4, 2nd Place Boca Chica South Division, 2 games behind
| Good | 18 y.o. Osvaldo Abreu .333/.417/.452 |
| Bad | 18 y.o. Jorge Tillero .321 OPS |
| Interesting | 18 y.o. Jefry Rodriguez 1.80ERA, .206 OBA in 2 starts |
Your posts are wonderful. Keep up the good work on an overlooked niche.
The Very Good- Rob Wort 30.2 IP, 52K
If Arnesen is such a great reliever then why don’t they pitch him more? He hasn’t pitched in a week.
My guess is that he’s taking Roark’s place in the rotation, since Roark appeared in relief on Thursday. The media notes say Roark is starting tomorrow , but I suspect it’s wrong, having been filled in by the “look back 5-6 days in the box score method.”