Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 58-39, 1st place I.L. North, 5 games ahead
| Good | Tyler Moore .329/.422/.530, 6HR, 30RBI in 42G |
| Bad | Daniel Stange 27BB in 45IP (5.4/9IP) |
| Interesting | 75 offensive SB 2nd best in I.L. |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 39-58, 5th place E.L. West, 18½ games behind
| Good | Paolo Espino 1-0, 2.51 ERA, 0.63WHIP in July (3 appearances, 2 starts) |
| Bad | Drew Vettleson .170/.216/.234 in July (16G) |
| Interesting | 7 team shutouts, 4th best in E.L.; 8th of 8 teams in pitching (5.4 R/G allowed) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 13-12, 1st place C.L. North, ½ game ahead (51-43 overall)
| Good | Estarlin Martinez .316/.355/.421 since All-Star break (19G) |
| Bad | Matt Spann 2-3, 5.26 ERA, 1.91 WHIP since All-Star break (5GS)/td> |
| Interesting | 4th-best offense in C.L., 2nd fewest total bases |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 18-10, T1st place Sally North, 2 games ahead (62-36 overall)
| Good | David Napoli 1-0, 0.68 ERA, 0.832 WHIP in seven appearances |
| Bad | James Yezzo 11BB in 84G |
| Interesting | Tied with Greensboro for both 2nd half and overall records |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 15-17, 4th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 8½ games behind
| Good | “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz .850 OPS |
| Bad | Drew Van Orden 0-2, 11.05 ERA, 2.32 WHIP in 3GS |
| Interesting | 14SB – 14th in 14-team NYPL (also CS = 14) |
GCL NATIONALS 13-11, T2nd place East Division, Gulf Coast League, 3 games behind
| Good | Anderson Martinez 1-0, 0.73 ERA, 0.97 WHIP in 4 appearances (12⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Darryl Florentino .424 OPS in 20G (58PA) |
| Interesting | Oliver Ortiz five OF assists in 20G |
DSL NATIONALS 23-18, T3rd place Boca Chica South, 3 games behind
| Good | 19-y.o. Joan Baez 3-1, 1.21/3.12/0.90 in 9GS |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Luis Perdomo .214/.233/.214 in 16G |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Panamanian Steven Fuentes 6HBP, 7BB, 35K in 33IP |