Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 42-55, 6th place I.L. North, 11½ games behind
| Good | Chris Rahl .389/.397/.593 in July |
| Bad | Tyler Robertson 0-1, 7.45ERA, 2.28 WHIP in 11 appearances |
| Interesting | Tanner Roark 3-0, 3.24 ERA, 0.72 WHIP since return to rotation (4 starts) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 55-44, 1st place E.L. West, 4 games ahead
| Good | Justin Bloxom .313/.463/.500, 9BB in last 10 games |
| Bad | Team BA .247, worst in E.L. (pay no attention to offense 6th overall) |
| Interesting | Jimmy Van Ostrand .393/.452/1.000, 5HR since AA All-Star Break (seven games) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 14-10, 1st place C.L. North, 1 game ahead (56-37 overall)
| Good | Richie Mirowski 3-0, 2SV since Hi-A All-Star Break (9 appearances) |
| Bad | Mike Gilmartin .162/.244/.297 in last 10 games |
| Interesting | 152 doubles, 7th in Carolina League (offense overall, 2nd)/td> |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 16-11, 2nd place Sally North, ½ games behind (54-40 overall)
| Good | Pedro Encarnacion 7-5, 3.23 ERA/ 3.97 FIP / 1.13 WHIP |
| Bad | Stephen Perez 16E in 88G |
| Interesting | Team offense #2 (5.22 R/G) in Sally League (Municipal Field 1.04 park factor for runs) #1 Asheville (5.38 R/G, McCormick Field 1.359 park factor for runs) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 10-19, 5th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 7½ games behind
| Good | Brenton Allen .290/.405/.484 in 10 games since callup from GCL |
| Bad | Team ERA 5.13, 14th in NYPL (No. 13 – Batavia, 4.20) |
| Interesting | Jake Johansen 2BB, .000 OBA vs. RHBs (35PA); 10BB, .200 OBA vs. LHBs (35PA) |
GCL NATIONALS 17-5, 1st place East Division, Gulf Coast League, 5½ games ahead
| Good | Jefry Rodriguez 3-0, 2.18 ERA / 2.18 FIP/ 1.16 WHIP in 5 starts |
| Bad | Luis Guzman .173/.204/.212 in 16 games |
| Interesting | Team 3rd in runs scored, 2nd in OBP and BA in the GCL |
DSL NATIONALS 21-17, 4th place Boca Chica South, 5&fra12; games behind
| Good | 20-y.o. “Fred” Aguero .447/.462/.500 in last 10G |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Jean Ramirez 7.94 ERA, 2.12 WHIP in 11⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 18-y.o. American-born Thomas Alvarez 22BB in 36G |