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Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 3

Our periodic look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS
40-36, 4th place, I.L. East, 2GB

Good Bat: Andrew Stevenson .313/.377/.482 in 69G
Arm: Tyler Clippard 3-1, 2.51/2.63/1.14
Bad Bat: Tres Barrera .140/.210/.263 in June (17G)
Arm: Sterling Sharp 0-2, 7.71 ERA, 1.84 WHIP
Interesting Bat: Josh Palacios .306/.375/.472 in June, 11G OBP streak
Arm: None


HARRISBURG SENATORS
1-3, 5th place, E.L. Southwest, 3GB (31-42 overall)

Good Bat: Jake Alu .277/.386/.511 in June (25G)
Arm: Zach Brzykcy 1-0, 3SV 0.00 ERA, 0.68 WHIP in 10⅓ IP
Bad Bat: Jackson Cluff .170/.250/.250, 82K in 60G
Arm: Dakody Clemmer 1-0, 10.70/7.58/2.43 in 10⅓ IP (16G)
Interesting Legs: 39SB – 12th of 12 teams in E.L.
Arms: 15/25 SV-SVO – 11th of 12 teams (Bowie)


WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
3-4, 3rd place, 2GB, Sally Lg. North (38-34 overall)

Good Bat: Israel Pineda .275/.333/.464, 2HR in June (21G)
Arm: Cuevas 2-1, 1.19 ERA, 1.06 WHIP in June (5GS)
Bad Bat: Ricardo Méndez .200/.264/.238 in June (23G)
Arm: Matt Merrill 0-1, 6.27/6.33/1.85 in 33IP (14G/7GS)
Interesting Bat: Yasel Antuna 53BB in 68G (.370 OBP)
Arm: Tim Cate 2-1, 1.30 ERA, 0.76 WHIP in June (5GS)


FREDERICKSBURG NATIONALS
6-1, 1st place, 2GA, C.L. North (39-34 overall)

Good Bat: T.J. White .337/.412/.628, 5HR, 18RBI in June (24G)
Arm: Marlon Perez 1-1, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP in June (12IP)
Bad Bat: Yoander Rivero .185/.311/.226 in 47G
Arm: Todd Peterson 0-2, 7.71/7.26/1.54 in 11⅔ IP
Interesting Bat: Jacob Young, 7 triples (Leads C.L.), 25SB (T6th)
Arm: Riggs Threadgill, 5-1, 2.96/4.49/1.13, 27K in 27⅓ IP

Editor’s Note: The FCL and DSL have played less than 20 games.

10 Commments

  1. Alu doubles master
    Sharp telepathically knew he’d be on the Luke bad column so he stoked it last night

  2. Let’s talk about scouts. These anonymous people toil in complete obscurity for their whole lives. One day a scout working in Texas went to a High School game for one reason or another. And then he saw something.

    Michael Cuevas was pitching for a small school outside San Antonio. He did not receive any scholarship offers from any big school, only lower level schools. A scout saw something that no one else did.

    The Nats drafted Cuevas in the 23rd round and paid him a maximum bonus of $125,000. He’s now 21 years old and has a rising star quality to him.

  3. Interesting: Barrera absolutely fell apart in June, yet got promoted. That should all leave Stevenson wondering what he has to do, although he knows the facts of life of being out of options. I’m sure the big club feels like it gave Stevo an extended audition last season, and he responded by hitting .229 with a 29% K rate. That’s the frustrating part when you look at his AAA numbers, as he’s still striking out too much and not walking enough. A crazy .405 BABIP is making him look good.

    1. Barrera was “demoted up” in that the team wanted to get Adams regular work/at bats. Although some of that work may be at 1b to see if he’s a viable option after they trade Bell.

  4. TJ White is a monster! Hopefully he avoids the gbi curse and becomes a draft day steal.

  5. The beat rolls on for TJ White. 1-3 with a double, 2bb, 2r, 2rbi. OPS up to .833.

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