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 |