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.