Our semi-weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 44-48, 6th place I.L. North, 13½ games behind
| Good | Matt Skole .342/.447/.658 in July (11G) Paolo Espino 5-3, 2.92 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in last 10GS |
| Bad | 49 batting HR’s 14th in 14-team I.L. 25% CS rate – 13th in 14-team I.L. |
| Interesting | Two GS for Matt den Dekker in last nine games Koda Glover 0.00 ERA, 0.62 WHIP in first 8G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 48-43, 3rd place E.L. West, 4 games behind
| Good | Stephen Perez .382/.462/.509 in last 18G Michael Brady 4BB in 31IP, 0.90 WHIP |
| Bad | Andrew Stevenson .445 OPS in 16G Robert Benincasa 7.27 ERA, 2.19 WHIP in 8G |
| Interesting | 30 triples, 2nd in 12-team E.L. 30 wild pitches, tied for 2nd fewest in 12-team E.L. |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 13-7, 1st place C.L. North, 1 game ahead (47-41 overall)
| Good | Max Schrock (duh) .405/.420/.582 in 17G Erick Fedde 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 0.89 WHIP in four appearances (3GS) since All-Star break |
| Bad | .800+ OPS hitters not named Jose Marmolejos: Zero Mario Sanchez 2-0, 6.97 ERA, 1.69 WHIP in last 10G |
| Interesting | Bryan Mejia 16-game on-base streak (7 of 15 season BBs drawn during the streak) Justin Thomas 1-0, 3SV, 0.00 ERA in five appearances since All-Star break |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 13-9, 2nd place Sally North, ½ game behind (56-36 overall)
| Good | Matt Page .306/.375/.500, 3HR, 13 RBI since All-Star break Pedro Avila 2-1, 3.05 ERA, 1.21 WHIP since All Star Break |
| Bad | .800 OPS players under Lg. Avg. Age (21.4): Zero Philip Walby 14BB in 12⅓ IP, 2.11 WHIP |
| Interesting | Lead Sally Lg. in runs scored, RBI – no other offensive category Lead Sally Lg. in fewest stolen bases allowed – 58, next-fewest: 71 |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 14-14, 3rd Place, Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 4 games behind
| Good | Tres Barrea .269/.377/.423, HR, 7RBI in 16G Tyler Watson 1-1, 2.25/2.21/1.04, 26K in 24IP (5GS) |
| Bad | Paul Panaccione .364 OPS, 4E in 13G Wilber Pena 6.75/5.87/1.64 in 14&8532; IP (4G, 3GS) |
| Interesting | Fewest batting K’s in 14-team NYPL Youngest pitchers: 20.3 y.o. vs. Lg. Avg. of 21.4 |
GCL NATIONALS 10-8, T1st Place, Eastern Division, ½ game ahead
| Good | Branden Boggetto .459/.512/.541, 5RBI in 16G Jonathan Reid 1.74/2.99/0.58 in 10⅓ IP |
| Bad | Omar Meregildo .283 OPS, 3E in 9G Jefry Rosa 0-3, 6.57/4.29/1.38, 5HBP, 5BB, 10K in 12⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 18-y.o. Carter Kieboom 7BB in 10G 2nd in assists in 17-team GCL (OK, maybe not) |
DSL NATIONALS 15-20, 7th Place, San Pedro Division, 9 games behind
| Good | 18-y.o. Brailin Mesa, 1HR, 13RBI, .289/.339/.386 in 32G 18-y.o. Yelmery Sisnero 2-3, 0.65/2.41/0.98 in 27⅔ IP(6GS) |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Jesus Morales .467 OPs in 32G 20-y.o. Yordani Garcia 12.27/6.58/3.27 in 7⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 32 of 61E committed by four listed SS’s Incl. 18-y.o. Bryan Bencosme who has 26H, 20BB in 34G |