Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 1

It’s back! Your monthly look at who’s hot, who’s not, and who’s (or what’s) surprising in the Nationals minors.

For those not familiar… This is something stolen from named after comedian Demetri Martin’s segment of the same name from his too-brief TV show from 2009 or so (i.e., around the time this site started).

Invariably, whenever a player makes this list—good or bad—his fortune seems to turns. Intellectually, we know that’s merely coincidence, but superstition will always have a place in baseball narrative, even as analytics has crossed the rubicon from acceptance to speciousness (e.g., exit velocity). Nevertheless, this sequence of events is known as “the curse of the GBI.”

Now, for the obligatory caveats… it’s early, sample sizes are small and statistically insignificant, minor-league stats aren’t as meaningful as MLB stats, void where prohibited, valid only at participating locations, etc.

And the usual reminders: The guys, their families, their wives, their girlfriends, perhaps a boyfriend here and there, and of course, their agents are known to be reading this, too. Let’s keep it civil in the comments. This is just for fun.

SYRACUSE CHIEFS
12-7, 1st place International League North, 1½ games ahead

HARRISBURG SENATORS
8-11, 5th place Eastern League Western Division, 3½ games behind

POTOMAC NATIONALS
12-10, 3rd place Carolina League Northern Division, 2 games behind

HAGERSTOWN SUNS
6-16, 7th place South Atlantic League Northern Division, 9 games behind