Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 24-22, T3rd place I.L. North, 1½ games behind
| Good | Steve Souza .351/.439/.544 in May (15G) |
| Bad | Aaron Laffey 2-2, 6.35 ERA, 1.90 WHIP in May (4 appearances, 3GS) |
| Interesting | Brock Peterson 4HR, 11RBI in last 10G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 15-30, 6th place E.L. West, 14½ games behind
| Good | James Simmons 0.79 ERA, 0.53 WHIP in first five appearances (11⅓ IP) |
| Bad | 63 team doubles, 11th in 12-team E.L. |
| Interesting | Zero passed balls in 45 games |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 24-21, 1st place C.L. North, 2 games ahead
| Good | Shawn Pleffner .303/.378/.424 in last 10G |
| Bad | 4.52 Team ERA, 1.40 Team WHIP both 8th in the Carolina League |
| Interesting | Stephen Perez team leader in 2B, BB, SB, and E’s |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 32-13, 1st place Sally North, 8 games ahead
| Good | Nick Pivetta 4-0, 2.01 ERA, 1.16 WHIP in May (4GS) |
| Bad | Willie Medina .041 ISO% |
| Interesting | 3rd fewest pitching BB, 4th most pitching HBP |