Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 17
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 55-64, 6th place I.L. North, 10 games behind
| Good | Yunesky Maya 3-1, 1.52 ERA since All-Star Break |
| Bad | Syracuse catchers .205BA, .264SLG, 30RBI |
| Interesting | .975FA 12th in 14-team I.L. |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 63-55, 1st place E.L. West, ½ game ahead
| Good | Matt Grace 2-0, 1.46 ERA, 1.30 WHIP since All-Star Break (9 appearances) |
| Bad | Carlos Rivero .567 OPS in 32G since demotion |
| Interesting | Team Offense ranks in E.L. .240 BA (12th), OBP .321 (11th), SLG .371 (11th), R/G 4.16 (11th) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 27-17, 1st place C.L. North, 8 games ahead (69-44 overall)
| Good | Brandon Miller 12-for-27, HR, five RBI in first six games |
| Bad | Paul Demny 0-1, 4.70ERA, 2.35WHIP in three starts since demotion |
| Interesting | Excluding rehabs, 21 pitchers and 29 position players have been used thus far |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 28-19, 2nd place Sally North, 2½ games behind (66-48 overall)
| Good | Shawn Pleffner .320/.402/.430 since All-Star Break |
| Bad | Bryan Harper 8HBP in 39⅓ IP |
| Interesting | T3rd with 32 holds in 14-team Sally League |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 16-33, 6th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 15 games behind
| Good | Austin Voth 1.42/1.31/0.89 in five starts (19IP) |
| Bad | David Masters .466 OPS in 29G |
| Interesting | NDFA Greg Zebrack .267/.368/.333 in 25G |
GCL NATIONALS 37-6, 1st place East Division, Gulf Coast League, 18 games ahead
| Good | Rafael Bautista .340/.432/.410, 22SBs in 39G |
| Bad | Michael Boyden 2.20WHIP over 10 appearances (what’s a small sample size?) |
| Interesting | Today’s win clinched the GCL East title |
DSL NATIONALS 31-25, 5th place Boca Chica South, 7 games behind
| Good | 18-y.o. Jose Morales 2-3, 1.36 ERA, 0.83 WHIP |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Miguel Atencio .459 OPS in 21G |
| Interesting | Team pitching 11th in 35-team DSL |
Lots of interesting tidbits here. I think everyone is on the same page with Harrisburg’s offense; missing Skole, Sousa & Goodwin is too much to ask.
Perplexing how bad Auburn has been.
Bryan Harper is just preparing to have his brother’s back in the Bigs… since apparently none of his current teammates have the stones to do it.
Well, we know who’s a fan of Rob Gilliam 😉