Good, Bad. Interesting – Vol. 13

Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.

SYRACUSE CHIEFS 39-55, 6th place I.L. North, 13 games behind

Good	Caleb Clay 3-2, 1.62/3.29/0.99 in five appearances
Bad	Mike Costanzo .185/.241/.333 in final 10 games before release
Interesting	Danny Espinosa .417/.475/.750 over last 10 games

HARRISBURG SENATORS 51-41, 1st place E.L. West, 3frac12; games ahead

Good	Robbie Ray (duh) 2-0, 0.64/1.34/1.00 after first two starts in AA
Bad	Sandy Leon .172/.226/.172 over last 10 games
Interesting	#1 E.L. pitching team in ERA (3.43), fewest runs allowed (3.79), CGs (11) and shutouts (7)

POTOMAC NATIONALS 11-7, T1st place C.L. North, .011 W% ahead (53-34 overall)

Good	Billy Burns .375/.419/.450, 6RBI, 6SB in July
Bad	15 relievers used thus far in less than 90 games
Interesting	Cole Leonida active team leader with nine HR in 36 games

HAGERSTOWN SUNS 13-8, 2nd place Sally North, ½ game behind (51-37 overall)

Good	Shawn Pleffner .343/.415/.514 since All-Star break (currently on DL)
Bad	Brett Mooneyham 32BB in 46⅔ IP
Interesting	Brett Mooneyham 2.31 ERA, 4.49 FIP, 5.2 H/9IP

AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 8-15, 5th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 7½games behind

Good	Jake Johansen 0.71 ERA, 0.95 WHIP in 1st four starts (12⅔ IP)
Bad	David Masters .179/.220/.232 in 14 games
Interesting	151 batting strikeouts 3rd fewest in NYPL

GCL NATIONALS 14-4, 1st place East Division, Gulf Coast League, 4½ games ahead

Good	Bryan Mejia .385/.396/.596 in 15G
Bad	David Ramos 7.56 ERA, 1.44 WHIP in 4 appearances
Interesting	Drew Ward 12BB in 17G

DSL NATIONALS 17-15, 4th place Boca Chica South, 5 games behind

Good	18-y.o. Deibi Yrizarri 2-1, 1.99/3.07/1.26 in seven appearances (six starts)
Bad	19-y.o. Brayan Serrata .194/.254/.194 in 22 games
Interesting	Luis Reyes 2-1, 2.28ERA, 18H, 8HBP, 12BB in 27⅔ IP

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