Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 11
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 49-31, 1st place I.L. North, 6 games ahead
| Good | Aaron Laffey 4-0, 1.95ERA, 1.18WHIP in June (5GS) |
| Bad | Brian Goodwin .147/.237/.235 in last 10G |
| Interesting | Six-game division lead the largest since August 12, 1998 (H/T Kevin Brown, Syracuse Dir. of Media & P.R.) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 30-47, 5th place E.L. West, 16 games ahead
| Good | Matt Skole .299/.409/.571, 5HR, 24RBI in June (22G) |
| Bad | Neil Holland 1-1, 6.60 ERA, 1.53 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
| Interesting | Tyler Herron 1-0, 2SV, 1.88 ERA, 1.26 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 5-2, T1st place C.L. North, 1½ games ahead (43-33 overall)
| Good | Gilberto Mendez 3-1, 3SV, 1.80 ERA, 0.60 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
| Bad | Estarlin Martinez .157/.228/.196 vs. RHPs (.261/.292/.391 vs. LHPs) |
| Interesting | Will Piwnica-Worms .324/.366/.432, 1HR, 16RBI in June (21G) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 6-2, T1st place Sally North, 1 game ahead (50-28 overall)
| Good | Isaac Ballou .310/.365/.448, 2HR, 15RBI, 6SB in June (24G) |
| Bad | Hector Silvestre 2-3, 6.49 ERA, 6HR allowed in June (5GS) |
| Interesting | Rafael Bautista 33SB since May 1 (54G) |
DSL NATIONALS 13-10, 3rd place Boca Chica South, 2 games behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Davinson Pimentel .362/.448/.517 in 17G |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Jose Nunez 7.71 ERA, 2.49 WHIP, 11BB in 11⅔ IP |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Victor Robles 13SB in 18G |
Good to see skole coming along. We can’t tie up payroll in LaRoche and Span next year so having guys in both spots thriving in AA should help Rizzo to cut those cords.
Ditto on this. Seems like we’re finally starting to reverse the injury curse for a lot of guys at the same time. That will give The rZo great flexibility at the trade deadline.
Its too bad Laffey is gone now. He was doing extremely well as a plug-in replacement for Ryan Tatusko but on the left side. Would have been nice if Bradley Meyers had found his old mojo after two years or so of DL time but fate would not accommodate the Chiefs.