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 |