Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 71-53, 1st place I.L. North, 1 game ahead
| Good | Brandon Laird .372/.386/.744, 3HR, 14RBI last 10G |
| Bad | 787 pitching K fewest in I.L. |
| Interesting | Six weeks without any news on the health or status on Brian Goodwin |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 49-74, 6th place E.L. West, 20½ games behind
| Good | Tyler Herron 0-0, 2SV, 0.73 WHIP last 10G |
| Bad | 60 of 123 games started by Washington-drafted pitchers |
| Interesting | Bullpen ERA is 2.89 since July 1 (H/T Sens PR staff) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 26-22, 1st place C.L. North, .004 W% ahead (64-53 overall)
| Good | Randolph Oduber .350/.366/.600, 2HR, 11RBI in last 10G |
| Bad | Travis Henke 7HR allowed in 52⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Tied with Lynchburg for fewest CGs, SHOs (0) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 35-19, 1st place Sally North, 1 game ahead (79-45 overall)
| Good | Wander Suero 0-0, 2SV, 1.52 ERA, 0.74 over last 10 appearances for the Suns |
| Bad | David Masters .188 BA last 10G |
| Interesting | 212 Team SBs = Most since becoming Nationals affiliate in 2007 |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 26-32, 5th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 8 games behind
| Good | Bryan Mejia .367/.406/.533 in last 10G |
| Bad | James Bourque 1.75WHIP, 5HBP in 28IP |
| Interesting | 384 pitching K = 13th in 14-team NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS 25-24, T2nd GCL East, 4 games behind
| Good | Jean Ramirez 3-0, 1.95 ERA, 1.30 WHIP in 11 appearances |
| Bad | Conor Keniry .035 ISO |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. Thomas Alvarez .407 SLG% |
DSL NATIONALS 37-27, 4th place Boca Chica South, 8½ games behind
| Good | 18-y.o. Israel Mota 8HR (T1st, DSL), 47RBI (4th) |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Malvin Pena 5.84 ERA, 1.66 WHIP in 12 appearances (24⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Avg. Pitcher Age = 18.4; League Avg. = 18.9 |