Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 17
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 54-67, 4th place I.L. North, 15 games behind
| Good | Trea Turner .358/.397/.453, 12R, 6SB in August (12G) |
| Bad | 10E in 44G for Turner |
| Interesting | Chiefs 28-18 since Turner promoted to AAA |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 57-62, 5th place E.L. West, 10½ games behind
| Good | Austin Voth – pitched 5IP or more 17 times in 23 appearances, 12 quality starts/td> |
| Bad | RHB Christopher Bostick .176/.230/.294 vs LHPs |
| Interesting | 58 players used, just four have played all season long (Voth, Mendez, Severino, Pleffner) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 22-25, 3rd place C.L. North, 5½ games behind (55-62 overall)
| Good | Narciso Mesa .333/.326/.400 in August (11G) |
| Bad | Ian Dickson 23BB in 35⅓ IP (5.86/9IP) |
| Interesting | Fewest batting strikeouts in the eight-team Car. Lg. |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 23-24, T4th place Sally North, 9 games behind (58-57 overall)
| Good | Connor Bach 87K in 89⅔ IP (8.73 K/9IP) |
| Bad | Raudy Read .167/.167/.333 in August (10G) |
| Interesting | 25-y.o. Justin Amlung, 32-y.o. Jeff Howell combined 6GS since July 27 |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 24-27, 4th place Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 9½ games behind
| Good | Max Schrock .311/.370/.422 in 26G |
| Bad | Luis Torres 11BB, 13K in 23⅔ IP (4.18, 4.94 per 9IP) |
| Interesting | Nine pitchers have recorded at least one save (13 in 51G) |
GCL NATIONALS 20-27, 4th place GCL East, 5½ games behind
| Good | .966 FA 4th best in 16-team GCL |
| Bad | 106BB drawn by batters fewest in the the GCL |
| Interesting | 5 passed balls tied for fewest in the GCL |
DSL NATIONALS 29-36, 3rd place Boca Chica North, 18 games behind (eliminated)
| Good | 20-y.o. Jeyner Baez .314 (11-for-35) in last 10G |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Yelmery Sisnero 1-0, 5.79 ERA, 1.79 WHIP |
| Interesting | 17-y.o. Edwin Ventura .286/.366/.382, 11SB, 15BB in 55G |
Editor’s note: GBI will skip next week and return on or around August 29