Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 17
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 66-51, 1st place I.L. North, 2 games ahead
Good | Manny Delcarmen 0-1, 1.26 ERA, 0.63 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
Bad | Josh Johnson .043 ISO |
Interesting | 803 batting K 3rd fewest in 14-team I.L. |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 47-70, 6th place E.L. West, 18½ games behind
Good | Quincy Latimore .323/.462/.742 4HR, 11RBI in last 10G |
Bad | Current pitchers with a sub-3.00 ERA: 1 (Derek Self, 2.67) |
Interesting | Paolo Espino 10HBP, 1.97 BB/9IP, 4.3 K:BB ratio |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 26-18, 1st place C.L. North, 4 games ahead (64-49 overall)
Good | Ian Dickson 1-0, 2.76 ERA since return to rotation (3GS) |
Bad | Khayyan Norfork .188/.257.250 in last 10G |
Interesting | Lead league with intentional walks drawn (12) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 29-18, T1st place Sally North, 2 games ahead (73-44 overall)
Good | Wilmer Difo .454 SLG%, 40SB, 32-game on-base streak |
Bad | Wirkin Estevez 0-2, 9.18 ERA, 1.98 WHIP in five Low-A starts |
Interesting | 0-for-6 in pinch-hitting |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 24-28, 2nd place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 8½ games behind
Good | Mario Sanchez 4-0, 3SV, 2.49 ER, 1.07 WHIP in 12 appearances |
Bad | Chris Riopedre .447 OPS in 14G |
Interesting | .964 Fld. Pct. 11th in 14-team NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS 22-21, 3rd place GCL East, 5½ games behind
Good | Jorge Tillero .316/.381/.368 in 23G |
Bad | Daury Vasquez 0-2, 9.22 ERA, 2.27 WHIP in eight appearances |
Interesting | 2nd fewest passed balls (7), 2nd worst CS% (24) in the GCL |
DSL NATIONALS 34-24, 3rd place Boca Chica South, 6½ games behind
Good | 18-y.o. Wilber Pena 2-0, 1.62 ERA, 0.96 WHIP in last three GS |
Bad | 19-y.o. Sandy Guerrero .167/.300/.292 in last 10G |
Interesting | Team batting 6th in 36-team DSL (6.34 R/G) |
Giving breaks for kids. Guerrero switch hits
Espino has been great revelation in mash unit
On city isle
Scalp braves this weekend
Or just rain!!
Got to give props to Espino, one of the few bright spots in an abysmal rotation for the Sens.
The bad? SS cannot win on road
Braves legend weekend with Cox
Doesn’t help
This could be a revelatory post. It appears Jeff is actually following the MLB team as well as the lower level affiliates! How can one man do it all?
How many times has that “urine sample” picture been on the site?
Good – The urine sample picture is funny!
Bad – It’s not funny after about 50 times!
Interesting – Funny fades after a number of times approximately equal to Bryce Harper’s jersey number!
Soul drummer : easy.
The further question for next year in Harrisburg
Is how brass melts together the free agents
Who hang Around plus the Potomac promotions
Another good outing for Von Orden in auburn
Considering his Duke work load