Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 9
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 27-37, 6th place I.L. North, 10 games behind
| Good | Tanner Roark 2-0, 2.36 ERA/2.76 FIP/0.93 WHIP as a reliever |
| Bad | Micah Owings 63K in 49G |
| Interesting | 19 holds, 2nd in I.L. |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 35-31, T1st place E.L. West, 2½ games ahead
| Good | Taylor Jordan (duh) 5-0, 0.66ERA, 1.49FIP, 0.78WHIP |
| Bad | Brian Goodwin .182/.308/.333 in last 10G |
| Interesting | 171 BB fewest in E.L., 38 HBP 2nd most in E.L. |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 39-26, 1st place C.L. North, 4.5 games ahead (clinched)
| Good | Caleb Ramsey .333/.360/.458 in June |
| Bad | David Fischer 17BB in 14⅓ IP |
| Interesting | .975 FA best in Carolina League |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 35-28, 2nd place Sally North, 1 game behind
| Good | Will Piwinica-Worms .294/.415/.441 in June |
| Bad | Nick Lee 1.61 WHIP in first five appearances |
| Interesting | Eight team shutouts, T1st Sally League |
DSL NATIONALS 8-3, 1st Boca Chica South, 2 games ahead
| Good | 18-y.o. Luis Reyes 1.86 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 11K in first two starts |
| Bad | 18-y.o. Thomas Alvarez .212 OPS in 29PA |
| Interesting | 18-y.o. Kelvin Gutierrez .371/.488/.543 in 10G |
Thanks, Luke. The DSL kids deserve some notice. We could be reading and hearing about some of them for years to come.
Thanks> Any further news on Cole and Matt Purke?
Cole appears to have gotten his [stuff] together – pitched really well in his penultimate start, too. Purke still has a considerable gap between his reputation and his results. My guy in Hagerstown worries that he’s still not 100% — which he said before Joey Gallo went medieval on his [prosterior]. In Purke’s defense, Gallo is a man among boys at Hickory, even if he’s only 19. Saw him hit one last night that might have gotten out of Yellowstone.