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) |