Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2014 are in italics.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS
66-78, 4th place International League North, 15 games behind
| Good | Bat: Trea Turner.314/.353/.431, 14SB in 48G Arm: Taylor Jordan 5-6, 2.95/3.41/1.15 in 103⅔ IP (19GS) |
| Bad | Bat: Ricky Hague .557 OPS in 58G Arm: Taylor Hill 3-10, 5.23 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 5.31 K/9IP in 118⅔ IP (22GS) |
| Interesting | Bat: Kevin Keyes .256/.309/.384, 8HR in 76G Arm: Paolo Espino 8-6, 3.21/3.63/1.15 in 117⅔ IP |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
67-75, 5th place Eastern League Western Division, 12 games behind
| Good | Bat: Matt Skole .232/.332/.398, 12HR, 34SB in 90G (20HR, .417SLG% overall) Arm: Austin Voth 6-7, 2.92/3.07/1.11, 148K in 157⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Drew Vettleson .570 OPS, 92K in 86G Arm: Nick Pivetta 2-4, 7.27ERA, 1.82WHIP in 43⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Shawn Pleffner .269/.342/.355 in 117G Arm: Richard Bleier 8-3, 2.45/3.66/1.01 in 103IP (16 appearances, 15 starts) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS
32-37 in 2nd half, 2nd place Carolina League Northern Division, 6½ games behind
33-37 in 1st half, T2nd place, 5 games behind
65-74 overall
| Good | Bat: Christopher Bostick .274/.344/.393 in 62G Arm: Lucas Giolito 3-5, 2.71/1.96/1.22, 11.11 K/9IP in 69⅔ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Jimmy Yezzo .506 OPS in 49G Arm: Jake Johansen 1-7, 5.44/4.69/1.81 in 48IP (24 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: Rafael Bautista .291/.332/.352, 22SB in 2nd half Arm: Tyler Mapes 5-1, 1.29 ERA, 0.98 WHIP as a starter (8GS) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
33-37 in 2nd half, 5th place South Atlantic League Northern Division, 17 games behind
35-33 in 1st half, 3rd place, 9 games behind
87-53 overall
| Good | Bat: Jose “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz .310/.363/.485, 11HR, 87 RBI in 124G Arm: Austen Williams 8-1, 2.10/2.81/1.10 in 73IP (13 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: David Masters .621 OPS, 21E in 91G Arm: Sam Johns 0-2, 5.56 ERA, 1.42 WHIP in 26 appearances (43⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Bryan Mejia .345/.369/.555, 14SB, 5HR, 5BB in 62G Arm: None (sample sizes too small) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS
35-38, 3rd Place Pinckney Division of New York-Penn League, 9 games behind
| Good | Bat: Victor Robles .343/.424/.479, 12SB in 38G Arm: Erick Fedde 1-2, 2.57/2.60/1.31 in 35IP (8 starts) |
| Bad | Bat: 24-y.o. Melvin Rodriguez, .575 OPS in 35G Arm: Luis Torres 5-1, 5.66/4.55/1.37 in 35IP (16 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: Kelvin Gutierrez .305/.358/.414 in 62G Arm: Matthew Crownover 1-1, 2.17 ERA in last 10 appearances |
GCL NATIONALS
24-34, 4th place Gulf Coast League East Dvision, 9½ games behind
| Good | Bat: 18-y.o. Telmito Agustin .331/.371/.446, 9SB in 38G Arm: 20-y.o. Joan Baez 1-3, 2.13/2.67/1.18 in 42⅓ IP (9GS) |
| Bad | Bat: 23-y.o. Clayton Brandt .193/.304/.261 in 34G Arm: 19-y.o. McKenzie Mills 0-3, 7.04/4.46/1.87 in 23IP (8 appearances) |
| Interesting | Bat: 18-y.o. Anderson Franco .269/.346/.389, 4HR in 57G Arm: 20-y.o. Maximo Valerio 4-1, 1.72/3.36/0.98 in 36⅔ IP (9 appearances – promoted to Auburn) |
DSL NATIONALS
31-41, 4th place, Boca Chica North Division of Dominican Summer League, 19 games behind
| Good | Bat: 18-y.o. Luis Perdomo .295/.385/.405, 14SB (13CS) in 63G Arm: 18-y.o. Pedro Avila 6-3, 2.26/1.87/1.06, 11.25K/9IP in 59⅔ IP (13GS – promoted to GCL) |
| Bad | Bat: 18-y.o. Jose Cabello .165/.266/.182 in 40G Arm: 19-y.o. Gerald De La Cruz 1-1, 9.68/6.35/2.60, 27BB in 17⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: 17-y.o. Roberto Medina .317/.372/.442 in 40G (catcher) Arm: 19-y.o. Francys Peguero 3-1, 12SV, 1.82/1.99/0.84, 13.5K/9IP in 22 appearances |