Good, Bad, Interesting… 2022 Final
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Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2021 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 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
67-81, 8th place International League East Division, 18 games behind
| Good | Bat: Jake Alu .323/.372/.553, 11HR, 45RBI in 59G Arm: Cade Cavalli 6-4, 3.97/3.25/1.18, 3HR in 97IP |
| Bad | Bat: Matt Lipka .202/.308/.269, 6RBI in 45G Arm: Franklyn Kilome 2-8, 7.60/6.82/2.00, 11HR in 11GS (45IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Joey Meneses .286/.341/.489, 20HR, 64RBI Arm: Jordan Weems 3-2, 16SV, 2.70/3.33/1.08 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS
22-46 in 2nd half, 6th place Eastern League Southwest Division, 18½ games behind
30-39 in 1st half, 5th place, 10 games behind
| Good | Bat: Jake Alu .281/.360/.470, 9HR, in 73G Arm: Zach Brzykcy 2-1, 9SV, 1.89/3.41/1.05, 12.79 K/9IP in 32G (38IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Jackson Cluff .194/.277/.309, 128K in 111G Arm: Tim Cate 2-6, 6.11/5.15/1.47 in 11GS (57IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Darren Baker .290/.356/.361 in 43G Arm: Jake Irvin 0-4, 4.79/3.99/1.17, 2.45 BB/9IP in 15GS (73⅓ IP) |
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
30-35 in 2nd half, 5th place South Atlantic North Division, 9½ games behind
35-40 in 1st half, 2nd place, 7½ games behind
| Good | Bat: Israel Pineda .264/.325/.443, 8HR in 45G Arm: Tyler Yankosky 1.78/2.47/0.96, 1BB in 21G (30⅓ IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Jordy Barley .203/.257/.288, 100K in 85G Arm: Dustin Saenz 2-7, 7.07/5.99/1.64, 6.43 K/9IP in 10GS (42IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: Yasel Antuna 72BB in 99G (.372 OBP) Arm: Lucas Knowles 8-1, 3.19/3.89/1.06 in 28G (13GS) |
FREDERICKSBURG NATIONALS
42-22 in 2nd half, 1st Carolina League North Division, 7½ games ahead
33-33 in 1st half, T4th place 2 games behind
| Good | Bat: Jeremy De La Rosa .315/.394/.505, 10HR, 57RBI, 26SB in 69G Arm: Rodney Theophile 5-1, 1.29/2.57/0.88, 11.5 K/9IP in 9GS (48IP) |
| Bad | Bat: Allan Berrios .209/.340/.279 in 104PA Arm: Bryan Caceres 5-8, 5.92/5.31/1.47, 16HBP, 125H in 117IP (23G, 22GS) |
| Interesting | Bat: Jacob Young 52SB, 7CS in 115G Arm: Cody Greenhill 69K in 43IP (14.4/9IP) |
FCL NATIONALS
33-22, T1st place Florida Complex League East, 2 games ahead (eliminated on tiebreaker)
| Good | Bat: Roismar Quintana .289/.342/.439, 5HR, 28RBI in 50G Arm: Jose Atencio 4-0, 2.70/2.44/1.05, 1.4 BB/9IP in 26⅔ IP ( |
| Bad | Bat: Quade Tomlin .176/.255/.264 in 32G Arm: Johan Otanez 4-2, 5.50/6.14/1.81 in 37⅔ IP (11G, 3GS) |
| Interesting | Bat: Erick Tejeda 18BB in 20G (.354 OBP) Arm: Juan Abreu 33K, 16BB in 22IP (13.5, 6.5 per 9IP) |
DSL NATIONALS
29-31, 7th Place, Dominican Summer League South Division
| Good | Bat: 18-y.o. Jhoan Contreras .283/.387/.428 in 48G Arm: 19-y.o. Jefrem Leon 2-0, 2.00/2.70/1.11 in 7GS (36IP) |
| Bad | Bat: 18-y.o. Jenier Fernandez .159/.221/.204, 34K in 41G Arm: 18-y.o. Gustavo Rivas 1-1, 7.91/5.15/1.94 in 10G, 9GS (33IP) |
| Interesting | Bat: 17-y.o. Christhian Vaquero .256/.379/.341, 33BB, 38K, 17SB in 55G Arm: 19-y.o. Camilo Sanchez 1-0, 2SV, 2.53/2.69/0.94 in 21⅓ IP |
Jake Alu and Isreal Pineda would be the only possible good bats for Harrisburg.
I’ve been trying to find out the injury to Tyler Yankoski to no avail. His last appearance was June 17. His precise stats were amazing.
Did the entire farm system churn through more players added at the upper levels than last year ?
We know there are certain Virgos in the audience who can tabulate that .
The blue chippers must already be in Arizona for the AFL.
I’ll be in PHX Tuesday .
Doubt they stay in Tempe where I’ll be .
good pull on Antuna’s walk rate in A+, he continued to maintain an excellent rate in AA as well. I’m not sure what to make of that in relation to his prospect status but it’s something positive in an otherwise disappointing performance
Fred MD as long as Antuna is a supporting cast member on Sens with Hassel and the eventual wave from FRED via Will short stint .
Some bullpen arms really stepped up as others were on the IR or DL.
Sure would be good to light a few candles for Strohs to reach Senator status .
Kilome seemed like a pitcher who could have used some “ junk “ taught to him by a guy like Oil Can Boyd
Franklyn lived by the heater .
No Crash Davis to teach him lessons ??
Jose Sanchez came to the plate 27 times in the month of September, he did not get a single hit and walked just one time. yet he struck out only once, a .000 BABIP!
I was thrilled to see his early season surge and disappointed with the late season plunge. for the year however, he hit .304 with 2 outs and RISP. I’m sure he’s headed for AA, much like Connell last year it may be make or break time.
Emiliani with a good spring makes Sens as depth LF/ 1b/ DH!?
Listen to the Doctor ( Doobie Bros.)
Congrats to Alou2Alu for picking the right postername (or handle or whatever it’s called) for this year.
Ty Natteringbob
I guess that just summed up age 13 to now following the expos then the Nats …let’s hope D Moore bounces back in 23 to make his Dad , Billy Moore , smile more ..