Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 19
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 63-70, 5th place I.L. North, 14½ games behind
| Good | Sandy Leon .371/.511/.600 in August (14G) |
| Bad | Erik Arnesen 5.51ERA, 1.59WHIP since All-Star Break |
| Interesting | Eury Perez 8BB in 34G at AAA (7 in 82G at AA) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 61-70, 5th place E.L. West, 15½ games behind
| Good | Destin Hood .289/.325/.447 in last 10G |
| Bad | Rafael Martin 9H, 8ER, 3HR in last 3 appearances |
| Interesting | Pat McCoy Home ERA: 5.47, Road ERA: 1.32 |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 27-32, 4th place C.L. North Division, 3 games behind (58-71 overall)
| Good | Aaron Barrett 1.26ERA, 0.77WHIP since callup (14G) |
| Bad | Adrian Sanchez 15CS vs. 23SB (39.5%) |
| Interesting | 40-27 home record, 3rd best in C.L. |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 35-24, 1st place Sally League North Divison, 2½ games ahead (77-51 overall)
| Good | Caleb Ramsey .452/.528/.710, three triples in last 10G |
| Bad | Alex Kreis 6.75ERA, 2.34WHIP since return from GCL (8G) |
| Interesting | Team batting 113HR in 128G |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 38-25, 1st place Pinckney Division, N.Y.-Penn League, 3 games ahead
| Good | Wander Ramos 27BB in 55G |
| Bad | Silvio Medina 9HBP in 43⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Team pitching 36HR — 14th in 14-team NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS 26-32, 4th Place GCL East, 8 games behind (eliminated)
| Good | Mike Mudron 1.00WHIP in 24IP |
| Bad | Narciso Mesa 2BB in 32G |
| Interesting | Wilmer Difo 33BB in 52G |
DSL NATIONALS 38-32, 3rd Place Boca Chica South Division, 11 games behind (eliminated)
| Good | 18-y.o. Raudy Read 9HR – 3rd best in DSL | |
| Bad | 18 y.o. Miguel Acevedo 7HBP in 32⅔ IP | |
| Interesting | 38 team wins most since “Smileygate” |
Luke – who are the three likely starters for the final homestand against the Keys?
Rob Gilliam tonight, but Saturday and Sunday’s pitchers have yet to be announced. Unofficially, I believe Matt Swynenberg is pitching Saturday and Matt Grace is pitching on Sunday.
Just got the official media release: Swynenberg on Saturday, Ray on Sunday.
Walkin’ Eury Perez has reached base in all but 2 of his 34 games at AAA and gotten a hit in all but 3. That stat just amazes me.
Yeah, I love that stat, so he’s walking 1 in 4 games now…..seriously though, I hope he gets a call-up next week (along with Corey Brown). Think he will?
I’ve thought for several weeks now that Perez would get the callup as a defensive replacement, but it’s even possible now that he’ll get some starts.
What is the problem with Nathan Karns?
No problem – He’s hit his innings limit. Remember, he’s two years removed from shoulder surgery and his 116 IP are more than twice he’s ever thrown since HS.