Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 6
Our semi-weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 51-62, 6th place I.L. North, 19 games behind
| Good | Jason Martinson .282/.342/.577 since All-Star Break (22G) Reynaldo Lopez 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.95 WHIP in first 3GS |
| Bad | Jose Lozada .359 OPS in 42G 778K pitching K – 12th in 14-team I.L. Erik Davis 0-1, 6.97 ERA in last 10 appearances |
| Interesting | Nine IBB issued to Syracuse batters – T3rd fewest in I.L. Sixteen IBB issued by Syracuse pitchers – 3rd most in I.L. |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 61-51, 2nd place E.L. West, ½ game behind
| Good | Andrew Stevenson .306BA (11-for-36) over last 10G, nine-game hit streak Mark Blackmar 3-1, 2.16 ERA, 1.20 WHIP in 4GS |
| Bad | Adrian Sanchez 10BB in 68G Boone Whiting 0-3, 5.84 ERA, 1.82 WHIP in 5GS prior to reassignment |
| Interesting | Drew Ward, 14HR – leads Nats minors for players born after 1990 John Simms 2-2, 2.70 ERA, 1.15 WHIP as a SP (8GS) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 28-14, 1st place C.L. North, 2 games ahead (62-48 overall)
| Good | Jose “Orange” Marmolejos .296/.385/.489 in 36G prior to callup Erick Fedde 4-1, 0.68 ERA, 0.99 WHIP in last 10 appearances |
| Bad | 50CS – 2nd most in C.L. 147 of 953 IP thrown by pitchers league-average age or younger |
| Interesting | 773 batting strikeouts, 2nd fewest in C.L. 761 pitching strikeouts, fewest in C.L. |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 25-16, 1st place Sally North, 1½ games ahead (68-43 overall)
| Good | Ian Sagdal .392/.445/.632 in 31G since All-Star break Jorge Pantoja 2-0, 1.71 ERA, 0.86 WHIP in 11 appearances since All-Star break |
| Bad | Kelvin Gutierrez 18E in 79G Joan Baez 4.8 BB/9IP (50, 94⅔) |
| Interesting | Lead the Sally Lg. in sacrifice flies: 43 Tied for fewest balks: 5 |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 20-27, T4th Place, Pinckney Division, New York-Penn League, 12 games behind
| Good | 75.4% SB success rate (46-for-51) 19-y.o. Tyler Watson 1-2, 2.19 ERA, 0.97 WHIP |
| Bad | Sheldon Neuse 7E in 31G A.J. Bogucki 0-3, 14.40 ERA, 2.70 WHIP in 4 appearances |
| Interesting | Fewest walks drawn in 14-team NYPL Six shutouts tied for most in NYPL |
GCL NATIONALS 20-15, 2nd Place, Eastern Division, 1 game behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Juan Soto .330/.371/.532, 4HR, 20RBI in 29G Carlos Pena 1-0, 1.88 ERA, 1.17 WHIP in 24IP |
| Bad | Joshual Ramirez 8E in 26G Michael Rishwain 1.80WHIP in 11⅔ IP |
| Interesting | 3rd in team offense in 17-team GCL 3rd most pitching HBP (36 in 35G) |
DSL NATIONALS 23-30, 6th Place, San Pedro Division, 16 games behind
| Good | 19-y.o. Jose Cabello .299/.425/.350 in 37G
Brailin Mesa, 1HR, 13RBI, .289/.339/.386 in 32G |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Juan Pascal, 16E in 45G 19-y.o. Jairon Peguero 0-4, 6.04 ERA, 1.43 WHIP in 22⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 20-y.o. Franklin Sierra, 7 triples in 43G 18-y.o. Warner Duran, 23K, 4BB in 23IP over 14 appearances |
Spike Lives!
With a record of 9-1 in 28 appearances, Pantoja is having the ultimate relief pitcher “vulture wins” season.
The way Fedde has been coming on is very impressive. He seems to be having an easier time regaining his control after the TJ surgery than Giolito. Giolito may have the higher ceiling, but Fedde may end up being the better pitcher.
Giolito has a really good fastball, but nothing to write home about. His problem is that it has no movement. He is very hitable, especially at the MLB level.