Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 4
Our semi-weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 28-50, 6th place I.L. North, 21 games behind
| Good | Andrew Stevenson .327/.373/.464, HR, 11RBI, 7SB in June Wander Suero 1-1, 3SV, 2.03 ERA, 0.90 WHIP in June |
| Bad | Wilmer Difo .492 OPS since demotion from MLB Dustin Antolin 2-3, 6.20 ERA, 1.87 WHIP in 22 appearances (4GS) |
| Interesting | Jhonatan Solano will be inducted into the Syracuse Wall of Fame on 7/30, the first player to be named while not retired |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 34-45, 5th place E.L. West, 7½ games behind
| Good | Raudy Read .278/.313/.478, 4HR, 14 RBI in June (24G) Derek Self 1-0, 1.74 ERA, 0.87 WHIP in June (6G, 2GS) |
| Bad | Drew Ward .103/.221/.172, 23K in June (18G) Kyle McGowin 0-3, 9.60ERA, 2.27 WHIP in 3GS since demotion from AAA |
| Interesting | 43 players used so far |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 4-5, 3rd place C.L. North, 3 games behind (37-42 overall)
| Good | Ian Sagdal .330/.380/.577 in June (25G) Grant Borne 3-3, 1.95/3.21/0.99 in 10G (6GS) |
| Bad | Rhett Wiseman .181/.242./337 in June (23G) Tyler Skulina 1-1, 6.17/5.44/1.71 in June (6G) |
| Interesting | Eight Doubleheaders played thus far – 1-2-5 record |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 8-1, 1st place Sally North, 2 games ahead (46-32 overall)
| Good | Daniel Johnson, .330/.407/.600, 6HR in June (27G) McKenzie Mills 5-0, 2.45 ERA, 0.79 WHIP in June (5GS) |
| Bad | Anderson Franco 12E in 62G 69HR allowed, 2nd most in the Sally Lg. |
| Interesting | Eight holds, tied for fewest in the Sally Lg. with Lakewood |
DSL Nationals 9-15, 8th place, DSL South
| Good | 19-y.o. Jesus Morales .368/.430/.474, 13RBI in 21G 17-y.o. Alfonso Hernandez 1-0, 2.75/2.81/1.27 in 4GS |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Elvis Alvarado .403 OPS in 16G 18-y.o. Alejandro Vallejo 0-2, 5.40/4.07/1.53 in 4GS |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. Rafael Gomez, 1.20/2.53/0.80 in 3GS 19-y.o. Caldioli Sanfler, .217/.362/.313, 17BB, 16K in 23G |
Editor’s note: Auburn has played just 10 games.
Did Israel Mota get released along with Kevin Mooney of late .
So much for that last summer Mooney and Angher closing double barrel action a year later .
Look at all the lefties lower farm levels .
Mota was released on Thursday.
Some now or never windows for some kids
Mota was a bonus baby right ?
Seems early for Mota. I wonder if there were off the field issues.
Johnson & M Mills have sky high trade value right now. Hate to see them go, but the Nats are going to have to back up the prospect truck if they hope to compete in the playoffs this year.
The next promotion might be a reaction promotion following a trade . Case in point – let’s say Drew Ward is traded …Gamache to Sens ?
If Stevenson ? Then healthy Collier or Cat Ballou to SYR??