Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 38-28, T1st place I.L. North, 5 games ahead
| Good | Warner Madrigal 1.08 ERA, 1.20 WHIP since return to AAA (8 appearances) |
| Bad | Josh Johnson .161BA (and SLG, and OBP) over last 10G |
| Interesting | Jhonatan Solano .462/.500/.731, 2HR, 8RBI in June |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 26-38, 5th place E.L. West, 11½ games behind
| Good | Cutter Dykstra .316/.341/.421 in last 10G |
| Bad | Team Pitching WHIP, 1.48 — 11th in 12-team E.L. |
| Interesting | Caleb Ramsey .462/.523/.513 in June |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 36-29, 1st Half C.L. North Division Winner
| Good | Robert Benincasa 1-0, 3SV, 0H, 3BB in last 5 appearances (5⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Pedro Severino .178BA, 6E since May 1 (30G) |
| Interesting | Randolph Oduber .309/.346/.443 since return from AA (38G) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 42-23, 1st place Sally North, 2½ games ahead
| Good | Spencer Kieboom .348/.379/.551 since coming off the DL in May (23G) |
| Bad | Nick Pivetta 10.61 ERA, 2.57 WHIP in last 3GS |
| Interesting | Nine holds, T11th in 14-team Sally League |
DSL NATIONALS SUNS 42-23, 1st place Sally North, 2½ games ahead
| Good | 18-y.o. Israel Mota .349/.391/.721, 3HR, 14RBI in 11G |
| Bad | 19-y.o. Carlos Acevedo 11.81 ERA, 1.88 WHIP in 1st two appearances |
| Interesting | 16-y.o. Anderson Franco 7E, 7RBI in 11G |