Our final 2012 look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2011 are in italics.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS
70-74, 5th place International League North Division, 14 games behind
| Good | Bat: Corey Brown .285/.365/.523, 25HR, 18SB in 126G Arm: Zach Duke 15-5, 3.51 ERA, 26 starts, 164⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Koyie Hill .163/.226/.231 in 31G Arm: Austin Bibens-Dirkx 0-3, 5.59ERA, 1.56WHIP in 29G, 46⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Carlos Rivero .303/.347/.435 in 126G Arms: Jeff Mandel 6-5, 2.58ERA, 1.12WHIP in 19G, 11GS Christian Garcia 1-1, 0.56ERA, 14SV in 27G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
64-78, 5th place Eastern League Western Division, 18½ games behind
| Good | Bat: Eury Perez .299/.325/.342, 26SB in 82G Arm: Ryan Perry 2-4, 2.84 ERA, 1.11 WHIP |
| Bad | Bat: Stephen King .185/.215/.218 in 47G Arm: Chien-Ming Wang 1-5, 6.75ERA, 9HR in 9 starts, 45⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Zach Walters .293/.326/.518 in 43G Arm: Erik Davis 7-3, 2.52 ERA, 1.23 WHIP |
POTOMAC NATIONALS
33-36 in 2nd half, 3rd place Carolina League Northern Division, 3½ games behind
31-39 in 1st half, 2nd place, 8 games behind
64-75 overall
| Good | Bat*: Justin Bloxom .259/.331/.478 in 65G Arm: Nathan Karns 8-4, 2.26ERA, 1.02WHIP, 87K in 13 starts *David Freitas was on track for this honor prior to his trade to Oakland |
| Bad | Bat: Jeff Howell .225/.276/.282 in 20G after dropping down from AAA Arm: Robbie Ray 6-12, 6.56 ERA, 1.62 WHIP in 105⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Francisco Soriano .338/.430/.452 in 2nd half Arm: Rob Wort 95K in 56⅔ IP (15.08/9IP) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
40-28 in 2nd half, 1st place South Atlantic League Northern Division, 3 games ahead
42-27 in 1st half, 2nd place, 3½ games behind
84-55 overall
| Good | Bat: Matt Skole .286/.438/.574, 27HR in 101G Arm: Alex Meyer 7-4, 3.10ERA, 1.13WHIP in 18 starts |
| Bad | Bat: Hendry Jimenez .205/.259/.321 in 65G Arm: Chris McKenzie 2-3, 8.64ERA, 2.05WHIP in 50IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Steve Souza Jr. .290/.346/.576, 17HR in 70G Arm: Christian Meza 8-1, 2.97ERA, 1.16WHIP in 88IP |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS
46-30, 1st Place Pinckney Division of New York-Penn League, 2 games ahead
| Good | Bats: Estarlin Martinez .319/.385/.455 in 66G Shawn Pleffner .329/.394/.458 in 55G Arm: Brett Mooneyham 2-2, 2.55ERA, 1.23WHIP in 10G/9GS |
| Bad | Bat: Jordan Poole .196/.256/.299, 47K in 31G Arm: Ivan Pineyro 3-2, 5.50ERA, 1.66WHIP in 8GS |
| Interesting | Bat: Wander Ramos .275/.377/.449 in 67G Arm: Nick Lee 3-1, 3.77ERA, 1.35ERA in 13G/11GS |
GCL NATIONALS
27-33, 4th place Gulf Coast League East Dvision, 8 games behind
| Good | Bat: Matt Foat .333/.404/.401 in 43G Arm: Will Hudgins 4-3, 2.21 ERA, 1.04WHIP in 36⅔ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Hayden Jennings .192/.254/.231, 70K in 47G Arm: Adalberto Mieses 1-5, 5.05ERA, 1.61WHIP in 41IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Mike McQuillan .375/.478/.429 in 19G (promoted to Auburn) Arm: Joel Barrientos 4-1, 3.00ERA, 42K in 45IP (turned 19 in Aug.) |
DSL NATIONALS
38-32, 3rd place, Boca Chica South Division of Dominican Summer League, 11 games behind
| Good | Bat: 19-y.o. Rafael Bautista .329/.419/.395, 47SB in 67G Arm: 19-y.o. Hector Silvestre 5-3, 3.20 ERA, 1.20 WHIP in 76IP |
| Bad | Bat: 17-y.o. Wester Suarez .130/.322/.152 in 24G Arm: 20-y.o. Philips Valdez 2-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.97 WHIP in 48⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: 19-y.o. Jose “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz .298/.362/.490 in 69G Arm: 17-y.o. Maximo Valerio 3-5, 3.55 ERA, 1.25 WHIP in 63⅓ IP |