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 |