Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 62-49, 1st place I.L. North +.001 W% ahead
| Good | Emmanuel Burris .351/.422/.514 in July (17G) |
| Bad | Taylor Hill 0-3, 5.48/6.67/1.69, 5HR in 5 July GS |
| Interesting | Rafael Martin 38 consecutive IP w/o an ER (19⅓ at AA; 18⅔ at AAA) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 45-65, 6th place E.L. West, 20 games behind
| Good | Scott McGregor 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 0.85 WHIP in July |
| Bad | Senators third baseman not named Adrian Sanchez = 19E, .875 Fld. Pct. |
| Interesting | Adrian Sanchez 2E in 39G at 3B (.971 Fld. Pct.) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 20-18, 1st place C.L. North, .001 W% ahead (58-49 overall)
| Good | Pedro Severino .304/.368/.468 since All-Star Break (26G) |
| Bad | Dakota Bacus 6.33 ERA, 1.66 WHIP in July (5GS) |
| Interesting | 752 batting K second-fewest in the Carolina League |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 26-14, 1st place Sally North, 1 game ahead (70-40 overall)
| Good | Lucas Giolito (duh) 5-2, 1.95/2.90/0.87, 10.3K/9IP in last 10 GS |
| Bad | Narciso Mesa 6BB drawn in 46G |
| Interesting | Zero CG through 110G (tied with Asheville; Savannah has 8) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 21-25, 4th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 10½ games behind
| Good | Raudy Read .319/.350/.532, 4HR, 16RBI in July (25G) |
| Bad | Connor Bach 4.96 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 18BB in 7 appearances (16⅓ IP) |
| Interesting | 3.87 R/G = 13th in 14-team NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS 20-16, 2nd place GCL East, 4½ games behind
| Good | John Feliz 3-1, 1SV, 1.23/2.04/0.82 in 14⅔ IP |
| Bad | Ryan Ripken .453 OPS in 51AB |
| Interesting | 2012 Avg. Batter Age = 20.9 2013 Avg. Batter Age = 19.7 (2014 Lg. Avg) 2014 Avg. Batter Age = 19.2 |
DSL NATIONALS 29-23, 4th place Boca Chica South, 8 games behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Telmito Agustin .877 OPS, 22SB, 5CS |
| Bad | 19-y.o. Michael Archibald 1-0, 7.43 ERA, 2.10 WHIP in 13⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 20-y.o. Angher Cespedes 4-0, 7SV, 3.49 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 38K in 28⅓ IP |