Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 9
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 23-45, 6th place I.L. North, 15½ games behind
| Good | Jason Martinson .299/.333/.448, 3HR, 7RBI in June |
| Bad | Erik Davis 0-2, 8.74 ERA, 2.47 WHIP in 10 appearances |
| Interesting | Steven Lerud 21-game on-base streak as a backup C |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 28-38, 5th place E.L. West, 11½ games behind
| Good | Bryan Harper 1-0, 0SV, 0.00ERA, 0.67WHIP, .136OBA in June (four appearances) |
| Bad | Last night’s loss was the eighth walkoff loss — most in professional baseball (H/T Perry Mattern, Sens PR) |
| Interesting | Senators will play N.L.-style baseball for the next 22 games (ditto Terry Byrom) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 31-37, 4th Place C.L. North (eliminated from 1st half title race)
| Good | Narciso Mesa .354/.389/.415 in June (17G) |
| Bad | 74 errors, 2nd most in the eight-team Car. Lg. |
| Interesting | Estarlin Martinez .364/.417/.455 in June (13G) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 34-33, 3rd place Sally North, 9 games behind (eliminated from 1st half title race)
| Good | Six team shutouts, tied for 2nd in 14-team Sally Lg. |
| Bad | Austin Davidson .170/.279/.268 in 48G |
| Interesting | .975 FA, 2nd best in Sally Lg. |
DSL NATIONALS SUNS 6-12, 8th place Boca Chica South, 7 games behind
| Good | 18-y.o. Edward Trejos .481 OBP in 9G |
| Bad | 19-y.o. Williantoni Uribarri 19.89 ERA, 2.84 WHIP in 4 appearances |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Tomas Alastre 0-1, 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP in 3GS (12IP) |
When Erik Davis first came back, I saw him pitch a clean frame for Potomac and was hoping he was on the fast track back to the big club. The Nats could certainly use another effective bullpen arm, but it looks as though Davis’s time is running out.