Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 4
Our monthly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 42-62, 6th place I.L. North, 21 games behind
| Good | Alejandro De Aza .341/.472/.412, 12RBI in 27G Tommy Milone 5-0, 2.55 ERA, 0.90 WHIP since June 1 |
| Bad | Drew Ward .501 OPS since callup from AA Jefry Rodriguez 0-2, 5.66 ERA, 1.50 WHIP in 4GS |
| Interesting | Pedro Severino .133/.133/.400 since demotion from MLB Bullpen ERA 3.13, 9.99 K/9IP in 2018 prior to last night’s game (H/T to Chiefs PR, the hardest job in the system) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 52-50, 3rd place E.L. West, 9 games behind
| Good | Alec Keller .360/.380/.440 in July (19G) Jaron Long 2-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP in July (5GS) |
| Bad | Raudy Read 2E, 2PB in 14G since coming off suspension Bryan Harper 4.33 ERA, 1.81 WHIP in 33 appearances |
| Interesting | Lead the E.L. in BB’s – most by batters, fewest by pitchers |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 15-18, 4th place C.L. North, 7 games behind (52-48 overall)
| Good | Telmito Agustin .407/.437/.639, 7HR, 18RBI in 32G Jeremy McKinney 3-2, SV 1.35 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 34K in 26⅔ IP |
| Bad | 57-for-95 SB Attempts (60%) Nick Raquet 1-1, 6.10 ERA, 1.89 WHIP since promotion from Low-A |
| Interesting | Ian Sagdal .311/.356/.467 since All-Star Break (30G) Steven Fuentes 1-0, 0.96 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 18K in 18⅔ IP since All-Star Break (9G) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 12-20, 7th place Sally North, 9 games behind (39-61 overall)
| Good | Alex Dunlap .333, 3HR, 8RBI in last 10G Malvin Pena 2-0, 2.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP since promotion from Auburn (3GS) |
| Bad | Paul Panaccione .396 OPS in 26G Jared Johnson 6.98 ERA, 2.02 WHIP in 10G (19⅓ IP) |
| Interesting | Fewest pitching K, 4th fewest batting K in Sally Lg. |
Auburn Doubledays 20-18, 2nd place Pinckney Division, NYPL, 4½ games behind
| Good | Pablo O’Connor .302/.343/.492, 2HR, 7RBI in 16G Aaron Fletcher 1.23 ERA, 0.89 WHIP in 6 appearances, 5GS |
| Bad | Jamori Blash 37K, .190/.256/.310 in 33G Nector Ramirez 6.14 ERA, 1.77 WHIP in 9 appearances |
| Interesting | 18-y.o. Israel Pineda .291/.350/.427, 3HR, 17RBI, 37% CS rate in 31G 13HR allowed tied for fewest in NYPL |
GCL Nationals 13-19, 4th place GCL East, 9 games behind
| Good | Blake Chisholm .288/.395/.394, 14RBI in 21G Chirs Vann 0.79/2.54/1.06 in 11⅓ IP |
| Bad | Colton Pogue 8E, .596 OPS in 25G Fausto Segura 6.60/4.80/1.73 in 7G (15IP) |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. Justin Connell .368 OBP, 10BB, 7SB in 21G 18-y.o. Alfonso Hernandez 2.08/2.62/1.20 in 21⅔ IP |
DSL Nationals 24-23, 4th place, DSL South, 8½ games behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Jorge Hurtado .312/.364/.449 in 37G 17-y.o. Pedro Gonzalez 3-1, 1.46/2.40/0.95 in 37IP (7GS) |
| Bad | 19-y.o. Alejandro Vallejo 2.89/8.44/2.68, 19BB in 9⅓ IP 17-y.o. Addiel Matias .297 OPS in 23G |
| Interesting | 17.y.o. Gerardi Diaz .844 OPS, .154 ISO 18-y.o. Jose Ferrer 1.42/1.88/1.32, 35K in 19IP |
Crossing my fingers that both Luis Garcia and Telmito Agustin are still P-Nats come 8/1. I just keep fantasizing about how potentially good a Nats 2020-2024 OF of Soto, Robles and Agustin could be.
It was also surprising that Pineda didn’t get any love from MLB.com when they updates the Nats Top 30 prospects list. The kid just turned 18 in April, yet here he is not only holding his own at Auburn, but he leads the team in HRs and is 2nd in Runs, Hits
and RBIs. At only 190 lbs., imagine what he’ll do when he starts to fill out. As a catcher he has no doubt has a ways to go defensively, but his bat may end up being good enough to move him to a different position.
All in all, the Nats’ Dominican/Latin American operations are really making up for for those bad 2012-2015 drafts.
I think Eaton has 20/21 options that are fairly reasonable, so I have to think that he can hold a spot in that fantasy outfield