Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 51-60, 6th place I.L. North, 8½ games behind
| Good | Zach Walters .404/.417/.936, 5HR, 11RBI since All-Star Break (14G) |
| Bad | Cole Kimball 10.80 ERA/7.30 FIP/2.30 WHIP in 11 appearances |
| Interesting | After game on July 4th – last place, 16½ games behind After game on August 1 – last place, 8½ games behind |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 61-51, 1st place E.L. West, 1½ games ahead
| Good | Brian Goodwin 24 multi-hit games, seven three-plus hit games |
| Bad | Pat McCoy 6.75 ERA, 1.88 WHIP since All-Star Break |
| Interesting | Starting Pitchers ERA, 3.40; Relievers ERA, 3.56 (through 8/1) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 24-14, 1st place C.L. North, 8 games ahead (66-41 overall)
| Good | David Fischer 2-0, 2.12 ERA, 1.06 WHIP in July (7 appearances) |
| Bad | Cole Leonida .150/.250/.225, 13K in July (14 games) |
| Interesting | Cutter Dykstra 26BB in July (29BB from April to June) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 24-16, 2nd place Sally North, 1½ games behind (62-45 overall)
| Good | Brett Mooneyham 7-3, 2.48 ERA, 4.19 FIP, 1.10 WHIP |
| Bad | Estarlin Martinez .171/.262/.229 in last 10G |
| Interesting | 430 Batting BB leads Sally League |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 13-31, 6th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 15½ games behind
| Good | Isaac Ballou .277/.382/.362 in 39G |
| Bad | Deion Williams 0-6, 9.42 ERA, 1.99 WHIP in eight GS |
| Interesting | League-worst pitching, T4th fewest HRs allowed |
GCL NATIONALS 30-6, 1st place East Division, Gulf Coast League, 13 games ahead
| Good | Wander Suero 4-0, 0.84 ERA/2.54 FIP/0.75 WHIP |
| Bad | Willie Medina .505 OPS in 21G |
| Interesting | 2012 Avg. Batter Age = 20.9 2013 Avg. Batter Age = 19.7 |
DSL NATIONALS 27-22, 5th place Boca Chica South, 5½ games behind
| Good | 18-y.o. Kelvin Gutierrez .316/.341/.500 since DSL All-Star Break |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Yorlin Reynoso 13BB in 25⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Oliver Ortiz .314/.333/.343 in first 10G (assigned July 23) |