Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2018 are in italics
PLEASE NOTE: This format discriminates against multi-level players, guys who were injured, and guys who were traded away. Also, I do factor in age relative to the level when possible, which is usually High-A and lower, so before you “What about______?” look up his age and how many seasons he’s played the level. Finally, it’s also worth noting that one year’s “good” can be next year’s “bad” and vice-versa.
FRESNO GRIZZLIES
64-75, 3rd place Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern, 8 games behind
| Good | Bat: Carter Kieboom .303/.409/.493, 16HR, 79RBI Arm: Kyle McGowin 7-2, 3.86/4.31/1.25 in 11GS |
| Bad | Bat: Bengie Gonzalez .509 OPS Arm: J.J. Hoover 6-6, 8.47/6.81/1.75, 26HR in 95⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Yadiel Hernandez .323/.406/.604, 33HR, 90RBI Arm: Dakota Bacus 5-5, 9SV, 3.58/4.31/1.41 in 46G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
34-35 in 2nd half, 3rd place Eastern League Western Division, 10½ games behind
42-28 in 1st half, 1st place, five games ahead
| Good | Bat: Drew Ward .265/.327/.497, 9HR, 36RBI in 53G Arm: Mario Sanchez 10-5, 2.85/3.61/0.98 in 23G, 19GS (113⅔ IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Bryan Mejia .491 OPS Arm: Jackson Tetreault 4-5, 4.73/4.39/1.61 in 18GS (85⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Nick Banks .288/.358/.410 in 47G Arm: Jacob Condra-Bogan 7-4, 3.61/3.53/1.01 in 38G (62⅓ IP) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS
40-30 in 2nd half, 2nd place Carolina League Northern Division, 2 games behind
30-37 in 1st half, 3rd place, 13 games behind
70-67 overall
| Good | Bat: Cole Freeman .311/.394/.404, 3HR, 49RBI, 31SB Arm: Tim Cate 7-4, 3.31/3.07/1.15 in 73⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Anderson Franco .218/.310/.264, 10E in 53G Arm: Jeremy McKinney 1-1, 6.68/5.64/1.61, 5.29 BB/9IP in 32⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Jakson Reetz .253/.370/.441, 13HR, 55RBI; .990 FA, 41 CS% Arm: Carson Teel 7-3, 3.12/3.04/1.15 in 104 IP |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
35-35 in 2nd half, 5th place South Atlantic League Northern Division, 7½ games behind
30-40 in 1st half, 5th place, 18½ games behind
65-75 overall
| Good | Bat: Jacob Rhinesmith .264/.351/.405, 10HR, 67RBI, 19SB Arm: Angel Guillen 1-3, 5SV 3.32/3.09/1.14 in 62⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Jose Sanchez .454 OPS, 13E in 37G Arm: Tomas Alastre 5-12, 5.28/5.02/1.48 in 122⅔ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: Drew Mendoza .264/.377/.383, 4HR, 3SB in 55G Arm: Matt Cronin 0-0, 1 SV 0.82/1.99/1.00, 41K in 22IP |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS
30-46, 6th Place Pinckney Division of New York-Penn League, 11 games behind
| Good | Bat: Eric Senior .252/.325/.421 in 34G Arm: Alfonso Hernandez 3-1, 2.51/1.82/1.08, 33K in 32⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: Jeremy Ydens .443 OPS in 41G Arm: R. Gomez 2-6, 6.36/4.78/1.78, 80H in 58IP |
| Interesting | Bat: 19-y.o. Ricardo Mendez .264/.349/.318, 1HR, 5SB in 38G Arm: Evan Lee 3-2, 2.65/3.34/1.38, 44K in 34IP |
GCL NATIONALS
26-23, 3rd place Gulf Coast League East Division, 1½ games behind
| Good | Bat: 21-y.o. Junior Martina .338/.461/.515, 4HR, 20RBI, 20BB, 28K in 39G Arm: 19-y.o. Bryan Peña 2-2, 0.92/2.62/1.19 34K in 29⅓ IP |
| Bad | Bat: 23-y.o. Parker Quinn .459OPS in 16G Arm: 20-y.o. Mason Denaburg 1-1, 7.52/5.23/1.82 in 20⅓ IP |
| Interesting | Bat: 19-y.o. Leandro Emiliani .299/.467/.480 in 39G Arm: 19-y.o. Jose A. Ferrer 2-3, 2.91/3.78/1.20 in 21⅔ IP |
DSL NATIONALS
22-42, 9th place, South Division, 21 games behind
| Good | Bat: 17-y.o. Daniel Marte .257/.310/.448, 5HR, 10SB in 55G Arm: 19-y.o. Berando Hiraldo 2-6, 4.86/3.11/1.45 in 53┼ IP |
| Bad | Bat: 17-y.o. Edwin Mercedes .362OPS, 5E in 22G Arm: 17-y.o. Luis Jimenez 3-2, 7.71/5.99/2.00 in 28IP |
| Interesting | Bat: 19-y.o. Raymi Diaz .256/.356/.442, 5HR, 22BB in 49G Arm: 17-y.o. Ronni Montero 1-3, 2.36/3.80/1.29 in 42IP |