Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 43-30, 1st place I.L. North, 2 games ahead
Good | Tyler Moore .383/.500/.660 in June (14G) |
Bad | Mike Gonzalez 5.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP over last 10 appearances |
Interesting | Daniel Stange 11⅓ consecutive IP w/o an ER allowed (7 appearances) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 28-42, 5th place E.L. West, 13½ games behind
Good | Tyler Herron 1-0, 2 SV, 1.88 ERA, 1.40 WHIP over last 11 appearances |
Bad | 68 errors in 70 games (9th in 12-team E.L.) |
Interesting | 48 different players have played for the Senators thus far (H/T Sens PR) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 0-1, T2nd place, 1 game behind (38-32 overall)
Good | Oscar Tejeda .297/.381/.514, 2HR, 5RBI in last 10G |
Bad | 7th or 8th in every team pitching category except BB (6th) |
Interesting | (No, not really) Excluding MLB rehabs, the P-Nats have used 13 different SP, 23 pitchers overall |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 1-0, T1st place Sally North, 1 game ahead (45-26 overall)
Good | Jake Walsh 0-2, 4SV, 1.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
Bad | Drew Ward 56K in 54G |
Interesting | .977 Fld%, 46% CS rate — both #1 in 14-team Sally League |
DSL NATIONALS 11-6, 2nd place Boca Chica South, 2 games behind
Good | 19-y.o. Angher Cespedes 1-0, 3SV, 14K in 9⅔ IP (six appearances) |
Bad | 18-y.o. Luis Rengel .459 OPS, 5E in 13G |
Interesting | 17-y.o. Victor Robles 11SB, .916OPS in 14G |