Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 6
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 24-22, T3rd place I.L. North, 1½ games behind
| Good | Steve Souza .351/.439/.544 in May (15G) |
| Bad | Aaron Laffey 2-2, 6.35 ERA, 1.90 WHIP in May (4 appearances, 3GS) |
| Interesting | Brock Peterson 4HR, 11RBI in last 10G |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 15-30, 6th place E.L. West, 14½ games behind
| Good | James Simmons 0.79 ERA, 0.53 WHIP in first five appearances (11⅓ IP) |
| Bad | 63 team doubles, 11th in 12-team E.L. |
| Interesting | Zero passed balls in 45 games |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 24-21, 1st place C.L. North, 2 games ahead
| Good | Shawn Pleffner .303/.378/.424 in last 10G |
| Bad | 4.52 Team ERA, 1.40 Team WHIP both 8th in the Carolina League |
| Interesting | Stephen Perez team leader in 2B, BB, SB, and E’s |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 32-13, 1st place Sally North, 8 games ahead
| Good | Nick Pivetta 4-0, 2.01 ERA, 1.16 WHIP in May (4GS) |
| Bad | Willie Medina .041 ISO% |
| Interesting | 3rd fewest pitching BB, 4th most pitching HBP |
Cue the Elio Morricone theme from
Good bad and the ugly
Could be a synopsis of Clint Eastwood’s career and personal life as well.
Is enough of the GCL team still in the GCL that they will be good, or are promotions the clear reason why Hagerstown is so good? Probably best if it is the latter, so that the same guys are still producing at the next level.
Many of the GCL guys will be in Auburn, so we’ll see soon. There are only a couple pitchers (Silvestre, Giolito, maybe one more), Ward, and Bautista from the GCL team in Hagerstown this season.