Good, Bad, Interesting… 2014 Season Final
Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2013 are in italics.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS
81-62, 1st place International League North, 2½ games ahead
| Good | Bat: Steve Souza .350/.432/.590, 18HR, 75RBI, 26SB in 96G Arm: Taylor Hill 11-7, 1SV, 2.81 ERA, 1.56 BB/9, 144 IP |
| Bad | Bat: Josh Johnson .622 OPS in 90G Arm: Josh Roenicke 5.45 ERA, 1.71 WHIP in 23 appearances, 15 starts (79⅓ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Emmanuel Burriss .300/.377/.412, 22SB, 22E in 116G Arm: Rafael Martin 1-1, 10 SV, 0.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP in 33⅔ IP |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
53-89, 6th place Eastern League Western Division, 26 games behind
| Good | Bat: Michael Taylor .313/.396/.539, 22HR, 34SB in 98G Arm: A.J. Cole 6-3, 2.92/2.58/1.32, 61K in 14GS (71IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Adrian Sanchez .568 OPS, 11E in 89G Arm: Zach Kroenke 3-9, 6.72 ERA, 1.82 WHIP, 13HR in 83IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Kevin Keyes .740 OPS, 20HR in 114G Arm: Matt Grace 3-1, 3SV, 1.02 ERA, 1.25 WHIP in 22 appearances (35⅓ IP) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS
40-27 in 2nd half, 1st place Carolina League Northern Division, 7 games ahead
38-31 in 1st half, 1st place, 4½ games ahead
78-58 overall
| Good | Bat: Tony Renda .307/.381/.377, 10SB in 107G Arm: Matt Spann 9-5, 3.81/4.09/1.38, 4HR in 106⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Justin Miller .625 OPS, 53K in 62G Arm: Brett Mooneyham 2-4, 7.36 ERA, 2.12 WHIP in 33IP (10 appearances, 7 starts) |
| Interesting | Bat: Pedro Severino .308/.379/.477 in 2nd half, .199/.246/.335 in 1st half Arm: Ian Dickson 3-4, 2.64 ERA in 2nd half, 1-4, 6.25 in 1st half |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
43-27 in 2nd half, T1st place South Atlantic League Northern Division, won on tiebreaker
44-26 in 1st half, T1st place, lost on tiebreaker
87-53 overall
| Good | Bat: Wilmer Difo .315/.360/.470, 14HR , 49SBs in 136G Arm: Lucas Giolito 10-2, 2.20/3.16/1.00 in 98IP (20 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: David Masters .522 OPS, 7E in 51G Arm: Jake Johansen 5-6, 5.19/4.05/1.74 in 100⅔ IP (29 appearances, 18 starts) |
| Interesting | Bat: Rafael Bautista .290/.341/.382, 69SB in 134G Arm: Reynaldo Lopez 4-1, 1.33/2.91/0.80 in 47&8531; IP (nine starts) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS
34-41, 3rd Place Pinckney Division of New York-Penn League, 13½ games behind
| Good | Bat: Raudy Read .281/.332/.462, 6HR in 57G Arm: Travis Ott 1-2, 3.05/3.98/1.24 in 44&⅓ IP (10 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: Osvaldo Abreu .584 OPS, 20E in 58G Arm: David Ramos 1-2, 1SV, 7.97 ERA, 1.82 WHIP in 15 appearances |
| Interesting | Bat: Jose “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz .265/.341/.385 in 65G Arm: 19-y.o. Mario Sanchez 6-1, 3.50 FIP, 1.17WHIP in 35IP (18 appearances) |
GCL NATIONALS
25-35, T3rd place Gulf Coast League East Dvision, 12 games behind
| Good | Bat: 18-y.o. Jakson Reetz .274/.429/.368 in 43G Arm: 19-y.o. Jean Ramirez 3-1, 1SV, 3.41/3.60/1.45 in 31⅔ IP (14 appearances) |
| Bad | Bat: Darryl Florentino .195/.222/.273 in 43G Arm: Deibi Yrizarri 2-4, 9.08 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 10HBP in 36⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: 18-y.o. Aldrem Corredor .411 OBP, 25BB, 18K in 32G Arm: 20-y.o. John Feliz 3-1, 1.08 ERA, 0.72 WHIP in 10 appearances (promoted to Auburn) |
DSL NATIONALS
42-28, 3rd place, Boca Chica South Division of Dominican Summer League, 8½ games behind
| Good | Bat: 17-y.o. Davinson Pimentel .350/.443/.550 in 55G Arm: 19-y.o. Joan Baez 4-1, 1.15/2.96/1.00 in 71⅓ IP (15 appearances, 14 starts – promoted to GCL) |
| Bad | Bat: 18-y.o. Neivy Pilier .171/.265/.205 in 37G Arm: 18-y.o. Jose Nunez 0-0, 8.25ERA, 2.50 WHIP in 24IP (12 appearances, 4 starts) |
| Interesting | Bat: 17-y.o. Telmito Agustin .300/.413/.495, 25SB in 60G Arm: 17-y.o. Yonathan Ramirez 3-0, 2SV, 2.63/2.59/0.91 in 27⅓ IP (11 appearances) |
Thanks, Luke. As much as I enjoy and appreciate the daily updates, I treasure above all these less frequent, longer-view reports. It’s where your constant attention and depth of knowledge really shine.
One follows from the other — without doing the daily updates, I wouldn’t be able to spot the patterns and trends as easily. And the season reviews, which beget the next season’s watchlist, would be much harder to write.
Nice job all season, Luke, including the weekely jousting with fans especially the overly expressive ones.
I find the playoffs in SYR almost a litmus test for the 2015 Chiefs,…been out of country so have not seen any
playoff news except the USA today back page notes….
since the seasons have winded up…a possible question: how much discarding will Nats do with guys like Mattheus, Kobernus,
Josh Johnson, Jose Lozata, Destin Hood, …..or will they just blend in with the scant Sens…curious who gets to SYR
between Vettleson and Ramsey.
To the Senator fan base who will sound like Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody chorus : Harrisburg will look like a totally different
animal next season. health and better mechanics tends to turn guys on Luke’s bad notes into bright rays a season later.