Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2012 are in italics.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS
66-78, 6th place International League North, 14½ games back
| Good | Bat: Zach Walters .253/.286/.517, 29HR, 77RBI in 134G Arm: Tanner Roark 9-3, 2SV, 3.15 ERA, 33 appearances, 11 starts, 105⅔ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Danny Espinosa 101K in 75G, .566 OPS Arm: Chris Young 1-2, 7.88 ERA / 7.17 FIP / 2.00 WHIP, 9HR in 32IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Chris Rahl .293/.308/.431, 14SB in 111G Arm: Caleb Clay 5-2, 2.49/3.37/0.99 in 14 appearances (13 starts): |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
77-65, 1st place Eastern League Western Division, 1 game ahead
| Good | Bat: Steve Souza .300/.396/.557, 15HR, 20SB in 77G Arm: Nathan Karns 10-6, 3.26/3.48/1.18, 155K in 132⅔ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Jose Lozada .529 OPS, 11E in 81G Arm: Ryan Perry 2-5, 4.43/4.86/1.21 in 22⅓ IP (18 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: Billy Burns .325/.434/.360, 20SB in 30G Arm: A.J. Cole 4-2, 2.18/2.56/0.90 in 45⅓ IP (7 starts) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS
42-28 in 2nd half, 1st place Carolina League Northern Division, 9 games ahead
42-27 in 1st half, 1st place, 6 games ahead
84-55 overall
| Good | Bats: Michael Taylor .263/.340/.426, 51SB, 87RBI, .986FA, 21 assists in 133G Adrian Nieto .285/.373/.449, 11HR, 53 RBI in 110G Arm: Robbie Ray 6-3, 3.11/3.82/1.20, 100K in 84IP (16 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: Adrian Sanchez .278OBP (17BB in 120G) Arm: Derek Self 4-2, 4SV, 6.29/4.52/1.66, 4BS in 23 appearances |
| Interesting | Bats: Cutter Dykstra .308/.459/.456, 50BB in 55G Arm: Blake Schwartz 11-4, 2.65/3.52/1.08 |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
42-28 in 2nd half, 2nd place South Atlantic League Northern Division, 3 games behind
38-29 in 1st half, 1st place, ½ game ahead
80-57 overall
| Good | Bats: Tony Renda .294/.380/.405, 43 doubles, 30SBs in 135G Brandon Miller .243/.308/.456, 18HR, 72RBI in 103G Arm: Brett Mooneyham 10-3, 1.94/3.65/0.98 in 93IP (17 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: Pedro Severino .608 OPS in 84G Arm: Will Hudgins 2-1, 4.79/5.96/1.60 in 20⅔ IP (16 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: Shawn Pleffner .288/.386/.399 in 101G Arm: Gilberto Mendez 3-2, 7SV 0.91/2.53/0.94 in 29⅔ IP (24 appearances) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS
26-49, 6th Place Pinckney Division of New York-Penn League, 22 games behind
| Good | Bat: Isaac Ballou .294/.405/.398, 20RBI in 59G Arm: Jake Johansen 1-1, 1.06/2.77/0.92 in 42⅓ IP (10 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: David Masters .183/.254/.242 in 45G Arm: Deion Williams 0-6, 9.42/4.35/1.99 in 28⅔ IP (8 starts) |
| Interesting | Bat: Jean-Carlos Valdez .374 SLG as a 20-y.o. in 48G Arm: Austin Voth 2-0, 1.47/0.95/0.82 in 30⅔ IP (7 starts) |
GCL NATIONALS
49-9, 1st place Gulf Coast League East Dvision, 24½ games ahead
| Good | Bat: Randy Encarnacion .349/.437/.523 in 34G Arm: Wander Suero 8-1, 1.65/2.77/0.82 in 49IP (13 appearances, 3 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: 17-y.o. Luis Guzman .222/.278/.265 in 36G Arm: 23-y.o. Michael Boyden 0-0, 4.61/5.25/2.27 in 13⅔ IP (13 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: Drew Ward .292/.402/.387, 28RBI in 49G (turns 19 in Nov.) Arm: Nick Pivetta 1-0, 2.13/2.41/1.03 in 3GS (promoted to Auburn) |
DSL NATIONALS
38-32, 3rd place, Boca Chica South Division of Dominican Summer League, 11 games behind
| Good | Bat: 19-y.o. Kelvin Gutierrez .255/.333/.337 in 60G Arm: 18-y.o. Deibi Yrizarri 5-3, 1.99/2.66/1.10 in 68IP (14 appearances, 13 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: 18-y.o. Miguel Atencio .183/.246/.183 in 23G Arm: 22-y.o. Adrian Green 0-2, 5.40ERA, 2.00 WHIP in 10IP (12 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: 17-y.o. Oliver Ortiz .307/.402/.386 in 26G Arm: 18-y.o. Luis Reyes 5-3, 2.82/2.76/1.07 in 54⅓ IP (promoted to GCL) |