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 |