Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 58-61, 5th place I.L. North, 8 games behind
| Good | Carlos Rivero .371/.451/.649 since All-Star break (27G) |
| Bad | 713 pitching K’s last in I.L. (next-worst, 824) |
| Interesting | Mitch Atkins 0.87ERA, 0.39WHIP in last six relief appearances |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 53-59, 5th place E.L. West, 13½ games behind
| Good | Justin Bloxom .281/.324/.344 last 10G |
| Bad | Team OBP of .315 dead last in Eastern League |
| Interesting | Team streaky — 3+ Wins, eight times; 3+ Losses, eight times |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 21-25, T3rd place C.L. North Division, 1½ games behind (52-64 overall)
| Good | Current starters named Meyers or Karns: 1.73ERA, 0.93WHIP |
| Bad | Current starters not named Meyers or Karns: 5.98ERA, 1.67WHIP |
| Interesting | Steve Souza Jr. .875OPS in 12G |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 25-22, T3rd place Sally League North Divison, 1 game behind (67-49 overall)
| Good | Matt Skole 1.019OPS (Best in Low-A) |
| Bad | Wilson Eusebio 7.71ERA, 1.88WHIP |
| Interesting | Billy Burns .323BA, 3rd in Sally Lg. (.328 vs. RHBs, .315 vs. LHBs) First full year of switch-hitting |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 30-20, 1st place Pinckney Division, N.Y.-Penn League, 4 games ahead
| Good | Mike McQuillan .300/.371/.488 in 23G |
| Bad | Jason Smith 7.94ERA, 1.85WHIP in 22⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Nick Lee 43K in 42IP |
GCL NATIONALS 20-25, 4th Place GCL East, 8½ games behind
| Good | Joel Barrientos 3-0, 2.48ERA, 1.29WHIP |
| Bad | Michael Albaladejo .483OPS |
| Interesting | Hayden Jennings .281BA, 9SB in last 10G |
DSL NATIONALS 31-26, 3rd Place Boca Chica South Division, 9½ games behind
| Good | 19-y.o. Younaifred Aguero .294/.397/.394 in 40G | |
| Bad | 20-y.o. Philips Valdez 5.80ERA, 2.01WHIP in 40⅓ IP | |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. LHP Hector Silvestre 2-1, 1.71ERA in last four appearances |