Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 12
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 36-51, 6th place I.L. North, 16½ games behind
| Good | Jeff Kobernus .375BA, Chris Marrero .333BA since return from MLB |
| Bad | Jeff Mandel 0-4, 7.45ERA, 1.69 WHIP in last five starts |
| Interesting | Mike Broadway four saves in last four appearances since June 26 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 45-40, 1st place E.L. West, 1½ games ahead
| Good | Jason Martinson .333/.417/.429 in 7G since promotion |
| Bad | Blake Treinen 110H in 97⅓IP |
| Interesting | 50 team HBP, most in E.L. |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 9-3, 1st place C.L. North, 2½ games ahead (51-30 overall)
| Good | Greg Holt 2-0, 2.57ERA in last 10 appearances (14IP) |
| Bad | Adrian Sanchez .143/.216/.147 in last 10 games |
| Interesting | 22 saves, T1st in Carolina League (19 blown saves) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 10-5, 1st place Sally North, 1 game ahead (48-34 overall)
| Good | Gilberto Mendez 1-0, 0.68 ERA / 0.68 WHIP in first eight appearances |
| Bad | Pedro Severino 8BB in 52 games (.275 OBP) |
| Interesting | 11 shutouts, 2nd best in Sally League |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 6-10, 6th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League
| Good | Jean Valdez .326/.383/.535, 2HR, 8RBI in 16 games |
| Bad | Joel Barrientos 12BB in 11⅔ IP |
| Interesting | James Yezzo .333/.367/.421 in 14 games |
GCL NATIONALS 9-3, 1st place East Division, Gulf Coast League
| Good | Philips Valdez 2-0, 1.13ERA, 0.75WHIP in 8IP |
| Bad | Osvaldo Abreu .293 OPS in 10G |
| Interesting | 1.18 WHIP 2nd best in GCL |
DSL NATIONALS 15-12, 2nd place Boca Chica South, 3 games behind
| Good | 20-y.o. Yermin Mercedes .318/.423/.432 in 16 games |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Yefri Pena 1-1, 5.52 ERA, 1.98 WHIP in 14⅔ IP |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Israel Mota .264/.406/.340 in 19 games |
Great focus by pitchers and coaches
What with all the rain effected DH make ups
Hagerstown highway of LHPs in future??
Always look forward to G.B.I. Makes the weekend official.
What to do with Adrian Sanchez? Maybe swap him with Renda, hope he gets his confidence back.
Potomac this year looking like the ’27 Yankees. Wow.