Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 15
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 42-66, 6th place I.L. North, 18 games behind
Good | Tony Gwynn Jr. .444/.545/.600 since All-Star break (15G) |
Bad | P.J. Walters 6.10 ERA, 1.65 WHIP in July (7 app., 2GS) |
Interesting | Just one game out of 5th place (well, maybe not that interesting, but…) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 51-56, 5th place E.L. West, 10 games behind
Good | Abel De Los Santos 3-0, 3SV, 0.52 ERA, 0.62 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
Bad | Brian Goodwin .202/.242/.342 in July (28G) |
Interesting | Sens have team ERA of 4.33 on the road (53G) vs. 2.98 mark at home (54G), per Harrisburg PR team |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 15-19, 3rd place C.L. North, 3 games behind (48-56 overall)
Good | Rafael Bautista .341/.356/.386, 4SB since return from rehab (10G) |
Bad | Manny Rodriguez 0-3, 7.71 ERA, 1.82 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
Interesting | 25 Team saves fewest in the Carolina League |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 15-19, 6ty place Sally North, 9 games behind (50-52 overall)
Good | Koda Glover 2SV, 0.90ERA, 0.90WHIP in seven appearances |
Bad | 86 GIDP — most in the 14-team Sally Lg. |
Interesting | .975% FA 2nd in Sally Lg., 39% CS rate 1st in Sally Lg. |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 18-21, 5th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 7½ games behind
Good | Victor Robles .367/.418/.633 since promotion from GCL (12G, on base in each) |
Bad | Mariano Rivera III 7.20ERA, 1.89 WHIP in seven appearances (3GS) |
Interesting | Relievers’ ERA 2.66, Starters: 5.46 (H/T Auburn PR staff) |
GCL NATIONALS 14-20, 4th place East Division, Gulf Coast League, 6 games behind
Good | Wilber Pena 8.88K/9IP in 25⅓IP |
Bad | Thomas Alvarez .330OPS in 12G |
Interesting | .364 Team SLG% 2nd in 16-team GCL |
DSL NATIONALS 25-28, 5th place Boca Chica South, 13 games behind
Good | 19-y.o. Aldrem Corredor .791OPS, 34BB in 50G |
Bad | 18-y.o. Jose Jimenez 6.00 ERA, 1.95 WHIP in 21IP |
Interesting | 92 team 2B fifth-best in 38-team DSL |