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Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 12

July 11, 2015


Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.

SYRACUSE CHIEFS 34-56, 6th place I.L. North, 14½ games behind

Good Rafael Martin 2-1, 1.23 ERA, 0.82 WHIP in last 10 appearances
Bad Mario Lisson .172BA (5-for-29) in last 10G
Interesting Caleb Ramsey .317/.402/.382 since June 1



HARRISBURG SENATORS 43-45, 5th place E.L. West, 6 games behind

Good Matt Skole .316/.413/.579 in July (10G)
Bad Excluding rehab outings, Nick Pivetta was the 13th starting pitcher in less than 90 games
Interesting After breaking seven-game losing streak on June 9, Senators have won 21 of 31



POTOMAC NATIONALS 10-5, 1st place C.L. North, 1½ games ahead (43-42 overall)

Good Lucas Giolito 0HR allowed in 58⅔ IP
Bad Stephen Perez .171BA in July (10G)
Interesting Alec Keller .316/.366/.421 in 10G since promotion from Hagerstown


HAGERSTOWN SUNS 9-7, 2nd place Sally North, 3 games behind (44-40 overall)

Good Jose “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz .316/.413/.579, 13RBI since All-Star break (16G)
Bad Sam Johns 0-2, 1SV, 6.06 ERA, 1.35 WHIP in last 10 appearances
Interesting Suns 29-14 when they score first (15-26 vice versa)



AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 8-11, 4th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 6½ games behind

Good Luis Torres 2-0, 0.64 ERA, 0.79 WHIP in five appearances
Bad Luis Guzman .423 OPS, 17K in 12G
Interesting Doubledays have outscored opponents 15-4 in the 9th inning



GCL NATIONALS 7-10, 4th place GCL East, 3½ games behind

Good Victor Robles .385/.492/.635, 10SB in 17G
Bad Steven Fuentes 0-2, 10.45 ERA, 2.23 WHIP in 3GS
Interesting Darryl Florentino .419 BA in 11G (hit .195 in 44G last year in GCL)



DSL NATIONALS 16-20, 4th place Boca Chica North, 11½ games behind

Good 20-y.o. Jeffrey Rosa 0-1, 2.63 ERA, 1.04 WHIP in 6GS
Bad 17-y.o. Yoel Andujar .526OPS, 24K in 24G
Interesting 18-y.o. Yonathan Ramirez 27K:6BB in 33IP

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  1. Jeff says:
    July 11, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    Slowly we are reading between the lines about
    The memos passing over Bob Millers PC???
    Cuban investment next year after some jettisoned
    Contracts ??

  2. Jeff says:
    July 11, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    How about a cyber wager in who is next up
    From auburn to Hagerstown ??

  3. Jeff says:
    July 11, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    Cynical Cuse fans must be muttering : you
    Never have enough catchers. !! Lol!
    Right , Luke?

  4. John C. says:
    July 11, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    In other Nats News, Texas DFA’d Ross Detwiler today. We’ll always have 2012, Ross.

    It’s not yet Guzman for Roark and Tatusko, but the potential is still there; both of the guys picked up for Detwiler (Bostick and de los Santos) have moved up to AA at age 22.

    1. Karl Kolchak says:
      July 11, 2015 at 10:54 pm

      Given how bad Detwiler was for Texas, any value we get out of Bostick and De Los Santos at the MLB level will be a plus. 🙂

    2. KW says:
      July 12, 2015 at 7:39 am

      I looked up Det’s numbers: 7.12 ERA, 1.907 WHIP. Ouch. He’s one of “ours,” so you feel bad for him, but Rizzo obviously read the tea leaves right on that one. You have to wonder, at his age, whether his heart will still be in it to go to AAA somewhere and try to work his way back.

      I said at the time of the trade that picking up Bostick seemed like a direct indictment of Renda, who was an older 2B in the same league, and sure enough, Renda is already gone. Bostick has gotten lost in the publicity wave for Turner and Difo, and he may not be in their league, but his gap power makes him a cut about what the organization has had with guys like Renda, Perez, and Hague. He puts up a lot of doubles and triples.

  5. Jeff says:
    July 11, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Why does jo Zimm get DFAd over paternity
    Leave??
    Maybe Bostick can go for bench bat deal??

  6. forensicane says:
    July 12, 2015 at 12:32 am

    A few Interestings and Goods to add:

    GCL: Luis Vilerio, who has bat potential, has thrown out 45% of runners trying to steal so far. Just as a reference point, Severino had a lower percentage in his first year in the GCL. Just sayin’. If this guy can keep Pimentel’s bat on the bench, he is obviously a name to know. Wilber Pena and Maximo Valerio are the impressive early starters, even with draft picks assigned to GCL. And look out for Telemito Agustin, now picking up since getting into the lineup everyday. And until Rafael Bautista starts stealing bases, he’s still working it through.

    Auburn: One has to like the bb/k ratio from Erick Fedde. Other than that, it’s obviously the showcase spot for almost all of the ’15 draft picks (and Perkins at GCL looks like a project – and that’s not a good thing). I really thing it logical for Fedde to get the call to Hagerstown soon.

    Hagerstown: Bryan Mejia’s early power is not only interesting, but more than welcome. Jake Walsh, at his age and his numbers, still there is a big mystery to me.

    Potomac: This thoroughly punchless team actually has the best chance to win a championship of all the affiliates. Go figure. I’ve got my eye on Manny Rodriguez, of the late blooming Blake Treinen and injury lost year variety.

    Harrisburg: Tony Renda’s production has pretty much maintained itself since the trade; kudos to Rizzo for that one. And the newbies (Pivetta) have replaced the retreads (Simmons) at City Island, while Mendez and Delos Santos have really stepped up their performance in recent weeks after underwhelming-dismal starts.

    Syracuse: The Keyes bubble has not yet popped and Turner is afire again, just in time for the major league trading deadline to make things interesting for him at the upper level. Just wait till he starts stealing bases. It is worth pointing out that he has more extra base hits this year than Desmond, Espinosa, Escobar, or Renda, and has as many home runs as Desmond. At age 21-22. Do I sound like I am counting the days until he is promoted? Pretty much. And yes, I know the free agency clock argument.

    1. KW says:
      July 12, 2015 at 7:48 am

      Since Fedde is already 22, yes, I think they’d like to get him on to Hagerstown after one or two more good starts. I think they will shove Stevenson forward soon as well. I give him kudos for reporting right after the CWS and getting right to it. At the same time, I don’t blame Wiseman for taking a couple of weeks off after a long college season. Considering how few promising OF bats they have in the upper minors, though, he will have a golden ticket to advance as quickly as he can. I’d like to see them send him to AZ in the fall and really put him on the fast track.

    2. KW says:
      July 12, 2015 at 7:57 am

      At the time they drafted Perkins, I was disappointed that they didn’t go for another college bat. They’ve got several similar “projects” from the Dominican working out quite nicely, so why overspend on a HS kid? I hope he proves me wrong, but it may be five years before we find out.

      Speaking of college bats, I hope they let Andrew Lee hit a little between bullpen appearances, just to see what he can do. He played two-way at Tenn. this season and put up .306/.388/.590 at the plate in the SEC. He slugged higher than Wiseman’s .566.

  7. Jeff says:
    July 12, 2015 at 1:00 am

    If you would have told me this winter that Danny ‘s
    Numbers would slightly make up for LaRoche
    Exodus and injuries ?? Great play tonight up the middle .
    Nobody in Carolina League seems to hit.
    Maybe that’s why brass giving more time on M&M.
    Like they have a choice .
    If Morales toed the rubber @ hags. Fedde should , too.
    The way this season is going : Nats could make
    The WS and Desmond is MVP!!

  8. Jeff says:
    July 12, 2015 at 1:03 am

    Agree on Augustin. Time on Perkins .
    Ex- po bias. Barrett knows his baseball .

  9. forensicane says:
    July 12, 2015 at 3:07 am

    It’s hard for me right now to take issue with the brass over any of the offseason moves. I loved Souza and mourned the loss of power when Werth revealed his shoulder probs last winter. But the reality is that Taylor may outperform Souza this year by the end of the year.

    Espinosa’s rebound is nothing short of shocking. It goes beyond the biggest surprise of the year. And when you throw in his defense and his versatility, there is a lot to be respected about those who did not give up on him altogether, including himself. He wasn’t just awful last year, he was awful in AAA last year! Stories like Espinosa’s make one (irrationally?) exuberant for Tyler Moore’s prospects to return to promise.

    I am also full of respect for Rafael Martin and how he has righted his ship. Since he is on the 40 man, I hope we see him again in September. One man we won;t see who appears to have taken a leap forward ever since he worked with Wilson Ramos on injury assignment is Paolo Espino. He gets overlooked but he’s earned respect.

    Another name worth reflectng on, but for different reasons, is Aaron Laffey. He made it to the Rockies this year after an overlooked campaign as a Nats minor leaguer in 2014. Which brings to mind Bleier. Apart from his home performance in Harrisburg, the guy walks very few folks. Perhaps he will earn a promotion to AAA in time, as the system has to make room for Giolito and perhaps Simms and Lopez before year’s end.

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