Our semi-weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 34-39, 6th place I.L. North, 10 games behind
Good | 60 for 70 on SB attempts – best in professional baseball, per Chiefs PR staff 41 HR allowed, 2nd best in the I.L. |
Bad | Team .668 OPS – 13th in 14-team I.L. 516 Team K’s 11th in 14-team I.L. |
Interesting | Pedro Severino .293/.359/.362 in June Zero balks in 73G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 39-33, 3rd place E.L. West, 3 games behind
Good | Zach Collier .327/.365/.449 in June Greg Ross 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.82WHIP in 4GS since callup |
Bad | Stephen Perez 10E in 46G Phillips Valdez 1.56WHIP in 3GS since callup |
Interesting | 83SB 2nd-most in E.L. 20WP 2nd-fewest in E.L. |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 35-34, 1st place C.L. North, ½ games ahead (35-34 overall)
Good | Drew Ward .509 SLG% (Highest in organization among regulars) Boone Whiting 1.2BB/9IP (Lowest in organization among SPs) |
Bad | Drew Vettleson .414 OPS in 16G Matt Spann 1.85WHIP in 24⅓IP/td> |
Interesting | Eight Doubleheaders played thus far – most in C.L. (H/T P-Nats, PR) 17HBP (batting) – fewest in C.L. |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 2-0, T1st place Sally North, 1 game ahead (45-27 overall)
Good | Jorge Tillero .371 (13-for-35) in last 10G Trey Lambert 2-0, 1.95 ERA, 1.18 WHIP in 15G |
Bad | Edwin Lora 14E in 61G James Bourque 0-3, 7.71ERA, 2.14WHIP in 3GS |
Interesting | 24SV in 45W No. 2 in runs scored (352, 4.89 R/G) T9th in HR (43 in 72G) |