Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 4
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 13-20, 6th place I.L. North, 7½ games behind
| Good | Eury Perez .381/.381/.524 during 9G hit streak |
| Bad | 214 pitching strikeouts, 14th in I.L. |
| Interesting | Home: 3-12, Road: 10-8 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 16-18, 4th place E.L. West, 5 games behind
| Good | Anthony Rendon .364/.500/.682 since return from DC |
| Bad | Marcos Frias 7.50ERA, 1.58WHIP, 38.1% LOB |
| Interesting | Three of four Harrisburg Senator no-hitters have happened in the past four seasons (2010, James/Kimball/Zinicola; 2011, Martis 7inn.; 2013, Demny/Krol) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 17-16, T2nd place C.L. North, 1½ games behind
| Good | Robbie Ray 3-1, 2.08ERA, 2.94FIP, 1.08WHIP |
| Bad | Kevin Keyes .162/.197/.270, 37K in 28G |
| Interesting | Adrian Nieto .228BA, 9 of 21 hits for extra bases |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 19-12, 1st place Sally North, ½ game ahead
| Good | Team pitching 3.16 R/G #1 in Sally League |
| Bad | 12HR tied for 10th in 14-team Sally League |
| Interesting | Travis Henke 93.8% LOB rate |
For the Syracuse Interesting section, there is also Perez taking ZERO walks during the hitting streak. Imagine how good he cold be if he was merely AVERAGE in accepting free passes.
And that is the problem he, Lombardozzi, AND Kobernus share: a reluctance to take a walk. Making them poor choices for the top of the batting order. And one could conceivably throw Espinosa in there as well. Aggressive hitters who won’t try to get on base any other way.
Sounds like Perez or Kobernus may be coming up if Werth goes on the DL as expected. Nats would need to make an extra move to get Kobernus on the 40 man roster.
Looks like Perez. If you want outfield defense and someone already on the 40-man who isn’t on the DL. He’s it.