Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 48-67, 5th place I.L. North 15½ games behind
| Good | Richard Bleier 2-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP since callup |
| Bad | Dan Butler .156/.250/.200 since All-Star Break (13G) |
| Interesting | 16 IBB issued leads the International League |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 55-58, 6th place E.L. West, 8 games behind
| Good | Wilmer Difo .333BA (15-for-45), 9SB in last 10G |
| Bad | Wander Suero 1-0, 6.91 ERA, 1.95 WHIP since All-Star Break (6G) |
| Interesting | Bryan Harper .167OBA vs. LHBs |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 17-23, 3rd place C.L. North, 6 games behind (50-60 overall)
| Good | Austen Williams 2-3, 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP since callup |
| Bad | Oldest average batters age (23.6) in Car. Lg., 7th in offense (3.68 R/G) |
| Interesting | 36 sacrifice flies 2nd most in Car. Lg. |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 19-22, 6th place Sally North, 9 games behind (54-55 overall)
| Good | Matthew Page .296/.384/.418 in 27G |
| Bad | Drew Van Orden 1-4, 5.60 ERA, 1.42 WHIP since All-Star Break (8GS) |
| Interesting | Andrew Stevenson .350/.393/.439, 9RBI since callup (11G) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 22-24, T3rd place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 7½ games behind
| Good | Erick Fedde 4-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.31 WHIP in 8GS |
| Bad | Jake Jeffries .399OPS in 11G |
| Interesting | 76E in 46G, .956 FA — both 13th in 14-team NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS 18-22, 4th place GCL East, 4½ games behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Anderson Franco 3HR, .763 OPS in 33G |
| Bad | Jorge Pantoja 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 1.88 WHIP |
| Interesting | 43CS — 3rd worst in the GCL (60SB = 58.25% success rate) |
DSL NATIONALS 27-32, 3rd place Boca Chica North, 10 games behind (eliminated from div. race)
| Good | 19-y.o. Francys Peguero 1-1, 9SV, 45K in 29⅓ IP |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Jose Cabello .444OPS in 32G |
| Interesting | 18-y.o. Luis Perdomo .288/.380/.412, 12SB, 11CS |