Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 4
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Our monthly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
FRESNO GRIZZLIES – 53-52, 2nd Place PCL Pacific Northern, 4 games behind
| Good | Andrew Stevenson .366/.408/.592, 2HR, 3SB in July (17G) Wil Crowe 0-0, 2.79 ERA, 1.45 WHIP in 3GS since promotion |
| Bad | Wilmer Difo 9E in 43G at SS or 2B J.J. Hoover 2-4, 8.39 ERA in his last 10G (9GS) |
| Interesting | 3rd fewest walks drawn, 3rd fewest batting strikeouts in the PCL The Grizzlies have used 18 different starting pitchers, and 48 pitchers overall |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 15-19, 4th place E.L. West, 10½ games behind (57-47 overall)
| Good | Nick Banks .340/.377/.500, 10 RBI in 14G since promotion Bryan Bonnell 2-2, 1.01 ERA, 0.82 WHIP in 17G (26⅔ IP) |
| Bad | Luis Sardinas .174/.235/.196 in second half (15G) Tyler Mapes 1-2, 6.52 ERA, 1.66 WHIP in second half (6GS) |
| Interesting | Last in SBs (43 in 104G) Last in CS% rate (25%) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 18-18, 3rd place C.L. North, 4½ games behind (48-55 overall)
| Good | Aldrem Corredor .290/.324/.405, 2HR, 23RBI in second half (34G) Andrew Istler 0-1, 0.89 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 28K in 20⅓ IP (14G) |
| Bad | Gage Canning .313 OBP, 99K in 76G Luis Reyes 1-2, 8.44 ERA, 1.81 WHIP since scoreless IP streak ended (8G) |
| Interesting | Frankie Bartow 1-0, 0.77 ERA, 3SV in second half (9G) 2nd in the C.L. in doubles (184 in 103G) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 15-19, 7th place Sally North, 8½ games behind (45-59 overall)
| Good | Drew Mendoza .293/.389/.415, HR, 12RBI in 21G Jacob Howell 1-1, 2SV, 2.96/1.97/1.17, 11.85 K/9IP (27⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Trey Vickers .140/.241/.160 in second half (16G) Chandler Day 0-2, 6.61 ERA, 1.41 WHIP in second half (8G) |
| Interesting | Fewest batting K, 4th fewest pitching K in Sally Lg. |
Auburn Doubledays 16-24, 5th place Pinckney Division, NYPL, 7½ games behind
| Good | Caldioli Sanfler .311/.369/.454, 2HR, 7SB in 33G Niomar Gomez 1-2, 3.00/2.67/1.45, in 7GS (33IP) |
| Bad | Andrew Pratt .426 OPS Nelson Galindez 0-0, 9.92/6.46/2.45 in 16⅓ IP prior to release |
| Interesting | 2nd most Ks, hit batsman (pitching) 3rd most walks, fewest Ks (batting) in NYPL |
GCL Nationals 13-19, 4th place GCL East, 9 games behind
| Good | 21-y.o. Junior Martina .391/.481/.565 in 20G 18-y.o. Karlo Seijas 2-1, 2.37 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 20K, 3HR, 5BB, in 19IP |
| Bad | 23-y.o. Parker Quinn .339 OPS, 10K in 8G 19-y.o. Miguel Pozo 0-0, 8.10 ERA, 2.22 WHIP in 16⅔ IP (5G) |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. Leandro Emiliani 4HR, 14RBI, .930 OPS in 19G 18-y.o. Eddy Yean 1-2, 3.74/3.11/1.29 in 21⅓ IP (5GS) |
DSL Nationals 11-32, 9th place, DSL South, 19½ games behind
| Good | 19-y.o. Raymi Gomez .316/.413/.573, 5HR, 26RBI in 33G 17-y.o. Ronni Montero 1.59/3.75/1.13 in 28⅓ IP (9G) |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Dariel Cotes .205 OPS in 8G 17-y.o. Sebastian Olivero 0-0, 9.87/7.00/1.85 in 17⅓ IP |
| Interesting | 18-y.o. Ivan Murzi 5HR, .780 OPS in 22G 17-y.o. Jose Cedeno 3.60/4.36/1.35 in 20 IP |
Michael Francisco just signed or just graduated from academy studies ??
No bullpen upgrades. No playoffs or just a one game and out scenario
Inter string. Todd Peterson being stretched out
Luke your dog gets the point across better in photo than Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach.
I bet this winter the Roman chorus will be singing higher about young Sanfler .
Pretty sure Parker Quinn’s father is the owner of the Hagerstown Suns…
No, the Nats aren’t in to nepotism – isn’t that right Cody Dent, Mariano Rivera III, Shane McCatty, Ryan Ripken, Ryan Tapani, Bobby Milacki…
A lot of good with marmolejos!