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 |