Time for our first update on how the Nationals’ minor-leaguers are doing in the winter leagues thus far. All statistics as of 11/22/2015.
BATTERS
| PLAYER | LG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB |
| Rafael Bautista | DWL | 26 | 91 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | .297 | .360 | .374 | 5 |
| Brian Goodwin | VWL | 20 | 75 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 16 | .280 | .365 | .413 | 3 |
| Reegie Corona | VWL | 20 | 65 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | .200 | .307 | .246 | 1 |
| Jose Lozada | PWL | 16 | 54 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | .407 | .493 | .500 | 1 |
| Pedro Severino | DWL | 19 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .245 | .260 | .449 | 0 |
| Jose Marmolejos-Diaz | DWL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 0 |
PITCHER
| PLAYER | LG | W | L | SV | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Paolo Espino | VWL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.41 | 8 | 8 | 34⅔ | 39 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 1.56 |
I thought last year’s group was small… but this is three fewer players and just one (1) pitcher. Not sure what to make of it aside from that it may be an indication of how desperate I am for offseason topics. 😉
Most folks will probably (and rightly) be obsessed with how Bautista and Goodwin are doing. Indeed it’s good to see both players putting up numbers that are closer to their reputation and/or capabilities.
But, a reminder that winter-league pitching varies widely in quality (Low-A to AAA) is in order, and that plenty of players have had monster winters with zero carryover into the next winter (e.g. Tyler Moore in 2014, Sandy Leon in 2013, Jesus Flores, 2011).
So take these numbers for what they’re worth: A chance to look at some stats when the news is slow (though maybe not this slow).