Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 8
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 19-43, 6th place I.L. North, 19½ games behind
| Good | Paolo Espino 1-0, 1.63 ERA. 0.76 WHIP in 4GS |
| Bad | 3.44 R/G, 14th in 14-team International League |
| Interesting | Oldest batters (29), second-oldest pitchers in I.L. (28.4) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 25-35, 5th place E.L. West, 10½ games behind
| Good | Matt Skole 3HR, 12RBI, .289BA in last 10 games |
| Bad | 8-21 road record |
| Interesting | 2nd fewest doubles, fewest triples in Eastern League |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 28-33, 4th place C.L. North, 6 games behind
| Good | Lucas Giolito 1.43 FIP (Car. Lg. Avg. = 3.39) |
| Bad | Drew Ward 12 errors, 60 strikeouts in 57 games |
| Interesting | John Wooten .404/.429/.723 in June (11 games) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 30-30, 4th place Sally North, 8 games behind
| Good | Alec Keller .294/.351/.500 in June (9G) |
| Bad | Robbie Dickey 0-2, 9.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP in four appearances |
| Interesting | Anything hit to the left side of the IF — 32 of 53 team errors committed by 3B or SS |
DSL NATIONALS 4-8, 9th place Boca Chica South, 4½ games behind
| Good | 18-y.o. Pedro Avila 0-1, 2.89 ERA, 0.54 WHIP, 15K in 9⅓ IP (2GS) | |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Jesus Morales .136/.208/.136 in 8 games | |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Omar Meregildo .350/.435/.750, 2HR, eight 2B, one 3B, three E in 11G |
It seems that the Nats’ minor league system falls mostly in the “Bad” category this year. The acquisition of Trea Turner and Joe Ross appears to be the only saving grace. Someone in the system has to impress out of nowhere to salvage this mess, and give us more hope for the future. Even better, someone has to do something spectacular so the Mike Rizzo can sell really high like he did with Souza, Jr.
The Hot weather should translate to hit weather .
Wooten , Skole, plus most of city isle Corp,
Estarlin, Keller , Gardner… Tg for Diaz numbers
In Hagerstown .
Mad Max Sunday .
Let’s see who signs after CWS over !