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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) |