Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 2
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Our monthly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
FRESNO GRIZZLIES 25-23, 1st place PCL Northern, 2½ games ahead
| Good | Yadiel Hernandez, .350/.445/.686, 14HR, 27RBI Derek Self 2-0, 4SV, 0.98 WHIP in 16G |
| Bad | Bengie Gonzalez .556 OPS in 20G Mario Sanchez 0-2, 11.85/7.74/2.34 in 4G (13⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Taylor Gushue .309/.350/.468, 3HR in 28G Dakota Bacus 3-0, 1SV 1.40/2.82/1.05 in 17G (25⅔) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 30-16, 1st place E.L. West, 7 games ahead
| Good | Drew Ward .356/.412/.622 in May (14G) Ben Braymer 2.59/3.53/0.92 in 8GS – 5IP or more in each start |
| Bad | Rhett Wiseman .167/.257/.273, 25K in 20G Wil Crowe 1-3, 6.14 ERA, 1.59 WHIP in May (4GS) (Last month’s “Goods”) |
| Interesting | Chuck Taylor .900 OPS in May (20G) James Bourque 3-0, 6SV 1.33/1.60/1.13 in 14G |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 18-29, 5th place C.L. North, 10½ games behind
| Good | K.J. Harrison .319/.406/.473, 19R in 24G Kyle Johnston 4-0, 1.44 ERA, 0.84 WHIP in May (4GS) |
| Bad | Anderson Franco .613 OPS, 8E in 43G Jeremy McKinney 9.77/6.31/1.91 in 11G (15⅔ IP) |
| Interesting |
Nick Banks .299/.365/.493 in May (16G) Team PB: 2 (Tied Fewest), SB allowed: 30 (9th of 10) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 22-25, 4th place Sally North, 14½ games behind
| Good | Jacob Rhinesmith .307/.397/.436 in 44G Francys Peguero 2.39/3.34/1.02 in 9GS – 5IP or more in each start |
| Bad | Tomas Alastre 28BB in 42⅓ IP Jose Sanchez .479 OPS, 10E, 15K in 16G |
| Interesting | 66 WP (1st in Sally Lg.) 13 PB (T2nd most in Sally Lg.) 38% CS (3rd in Sally Lg.) |
Wiseman (who at least had a clean RBI single yesterday) and Crowe need to tighten it up. Come on, guys, you looked soooooo good in April.
Yadiel Hernandez needs to get a chance soon. He’s earned it, and the big league team could use that bat. The glove is obviously not fantastic, but the Nats play Soto and Eaton in the corners and they’re terrible defenders. Send Michael A. Taylor down or trade him for a box of doughnuts and call up Yadiel. He or Gerardo Parra could play center field in an emergency or to give Robles an occasional day off.
Chuck Taylor has been en fuego lately, and while it’s way too early for me to project him as a major league-caliber player, there’s no denying he’s toolsy and it’d be interesting to see what kind of numbers he’d put up in Triple-A if Yadiel were to get the nod.
If not for Adams and now Parra Yadiel should already be on the roster. He did something to irritate Randy Knorr and Matt LeCroy when he was there? Lack of hustle in the field? His bat has always conveyed extremely well?
The ‘Curse of the GBI’ lives, at least in Harrisburg.
Free Yadiel!
I think Yadiel Hernandez like Soto should be tried at first base.
This week in GBI history…. may 30, 2014.
The “Good”:
AAA: Taylor Hill
AA: Michael A. Taylor
Hi A: Derek Self
A: Wilmer Difo