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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.) |