Good, Bad, Interesting… 2021 Final
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Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2019 are in italics
PLEASE NOTE: This format discriminates against multi-level players who were good, guys who were injured, and guys who were traded away. I try to factor in age relative to the level when possible – harder this time ’round with a year’s layoff, fewer draft picks, and one less level – 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.
ROCHESTER RED WINGS
49-77, 6th place AAA East Northeast Division, 30 games behind
| Good | Bat: Jake Noll .300/.346/.494, 17HR, 69RBI Arm: Josh Rogers 7-3, 3.70/4.47/1.32, 2.59 BB/9IP |
| Bad | Bat: Humberto Arteaga .172/.206/.230, 8BB, 56K in 63G Arm: Tyler Eppler 2-9, 7.75/6.92/1.72 in 72IP, 19G, 15GS |
| Interesting | Bat: Daniel Palka .256/.364/.472, 18HR, 58RBI Arm: Bryan Bonnell 1-3, 5SV, 4.29/3.56/1.29 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
42-76, 6th place AA Northeast Southwest Division, 30½ GB
| Good | Bat: K.J. Harrison .243/.312/.450, 14HR, 40RBI Arm: Cade Cavalli 3-3, 2.79/3.02/1.28, 12.41 K/9IP |
| Bad | Bat: Osvaldo Duarte .533 OPS, 13E in 77G Arm: Tim Cate 2-10, 5.31/4.66/1.55, 12HR in 21GS (96⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Jake Alu .264/.315/.411, 5HR, 23RBI in 56G Arm: Jhon Romero 2-4, 2SV, 2.83/3.26/1.15, 10.95 K/9IP in 33G (47⅔ IP) |
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
52-64, 4th place High-A East North Division, 17GB
| Good | Bat: Justin Connell, .293/.356/.398, 21SB in 98G Arm: Cole Henry 3-3, 1.88/2.86/0.79, 13.2 K/9IP in 9G (8GS, 43 IP) |
| Bad | Bat: J.T. Arruda .186/.255/.281, 49K in 49G Arm: Malvin Peña 1-3, 2SV, 4.70/5.88/1.46, 6.8 K/9IP, 5.8 BB/9IP in 22G (38⅓ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Omar Meregildo, 16HR, 109K in 84G Arm: Evan Lee 4-3, 4.32/3.60/1.31, 12.1 K/9IP in 21G (20GS) |
FREDERICKSBURG NATIONALS
44-76, 4th place Low-A East North Division, 27GB
| Good | Bat: Ricardo Méndez .289/.353/.427, 22BB in 60G Arm: Matt Merrill 2-2, 4.66/3.35/1.40, 13.8 K/9IP in 18G (46⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Jeremy De La Rosa .209/.279/.316, 122K in 87G, 8E in 76G @ CF Arm: Leif Strom 1-4, 9.50/7.55/2.30 in 27G (41⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Jordy Barley 12SB, 17BB, 14E in 33G Arm: Gilberto Chu 3-0, 1SV, 2.79/4.43/0.97 in 19G, 4GS (48⅓ IP) |
FCL NATIONALS
26-30, 4th place Florida Complex League East
| Good | Bat: Brady House .322/.394/.576, 4HR, 12RBI in 16G Arm: Jose A. Ferrer 0-4, 2SV, 2.78/3.05/1.12, 11.9 K/9IP in 17G (35⅔ IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Quade Tomlin .100/.250/.167, 4E in 22G Arm: Miguel Gomez 1-3, 1SV, 6.85/5.62/1.52 in 12G, 4GS (22⅓ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Jackson Coutts 1.081 OPS (.464 in 19G @ Low-A) Arm: Bernardo Hiraldo 12G, 6GS, 42⅓ IP, 1.9 BB/9IP /td> |
DSL NATIONALS
34-25, 3rd Place, Dominican Summer League South Division
| Good | Bat: 19-y.o. Erick Tejeda .298/.418/.419, 3HR, 24RBI in 42G Arm: 19-y.o. Jose Atencio 5-4, 1.58/2.13/0.86 in 11G, 8GS (51⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Bat: 17-y.o. Jean Estrada .113/.211/.145, 24K in 22G Arm: 17-y.o. Gustavo Rivas 1-1, 4.86/5.41/1.50 in 9G, 4GS (16⅔ IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: 18-y.o. Eliesel Santana .270/.374/.344, 17RBI, 6SB in 41G Arm: 17-y.o. Gabriel Agostini 5-2, 1.11/2.25/0.90 in 15G, 4GS (32⅓ IP) |
Must have been quite a challenge coming up with the “goods” at some levels (looking at you, FNats arms!). Likewise, for the “bads”, with so many to choose from (looking at you, DSL bats)!
Can only do “throw a dart” so many times…
Lulu lives!
Here’s a list of the “G’s” and “I’s” from previous seasons (when listed) for AAA and AA . Lots of familiar names here, and a few I’ve forgotten about. Interesting that Paolo Espino was in the “I” category twice when he was in the Nats org years ago. There’s also a couple of people (Richard Bleier, Phillips Valdez) who didn’t pitch for the Nats put pitched for other teams in MLB.
2019:
Bats: Carter Kiebom, Yadiel Hernandez, Drew Ward, Nick Banks
Arms: Kyle McGowin, Dakota Bacus, Mario Sanchez, Jacob Condra-Bogan
2018:
Bats: Yadiel Hernandez, Jacob Wilson, Drew Ward, Austin Davidson
Arms: Phillips Valdez, Kyle McGowin, Brady Dragmire, Austen Williams
2017:
Bats: Brandon Snyder, Spencer Kieboom, Jose Marmolejos, Raudy Read
Arms: Wander Suero, John Simms
2016:
Bats: Trea Turner, Brian Goodwin, Chris Bostick, Rafael Bautista
Arms: Austin Voth, Paolo Espino, Reynaldo Lopez, Phillips Valdez
2015:
Bats: Trea Turner, Kevin Keyes, Matt Skole, Shawn Pleffner
Arms: Taylor Jordan, Paolo Espino, Austin Voth, Richard Bleier
2014:
Bats: Steven Souza, Emmanuel Burris, Michael Taylor, Kevin Keyes
Arms: Taylor Hill, Rafael Martin, AJ Cole, Matt Grace
2013:
Bats: Zach Walters, Chris Rahl, Steven Souza, Billy Burns
Arms: Tanner Roark, Caleb Clay, Nathan Karns, AJ Cole
2012:
Bats: Corey Brown, Carlos Rivero, Eury Perez, Zach Walters
Arms: Zach Duke, Jeff Mandel/Christian Garcia, Ryan Perry, Erik Davis
2011:
Bats: Chris Marrero, Jesus Valdez, Steve Lombadozzi, Tyler Moore
Arms: Tom Milone, Pat Lehman
2010:
Bats: Danny Espinosa, Boomer Whiting, Chris Marrero, Steve Lombardozzi
Arms: Josh Wilkie, Erik Arnesen, Tom Milone, Tanner Roark
Speaking of which, whatever happened to Jacob Condra Bogan??
I believe he retired.
He quietly retired after spring training. He seems to be doing well in retirement though. It helps that he has a wife and young child.