Good, Bad, Interesting… Vol. 14
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE
51-41, 2nd place IL North, 3 games back
| Good | Jason Jones 0.99WHIP in 24⅓ innings |
| Bad | Chris Duncan .136BA since May 31 |
| Interesting | Atahualpa Severino 1.15ERA vs. LHB |
HARRISBURG
45-47, 4th place, 11 games behind
| Good | Chris Marrero 51K in first 51G, 28K in last 42G |
| Bad | Ross Detwiler 1.69WHIP, .353OBA |
| Interesting | Marvin Lowrance .375/.479/.425 in July |
POTOMAC
10-9 2nd Half; 41-48 Overall
| Good | Derek Norris, 45BB in 51G |
| Bad | Chris Curran, .161BA in July |
| Interesting | Dan Lyons, .395 OBP over last 10G |
HAGERSTOWN
8-13 2nd Half; 44-47 Overall
| Good | Jeff Kobernus .356/.400/.441 in July |
| Bad | Luis Garcia 0-2, 8.53ERA in July |
| Interesting | Justino Cuevas, RHB – .056 vs. LHP, .340 vs. RHP |
VERMONT
19-7, 1st Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League
| Good | Colin Bates 2-0, 1.62ERA, 0.96WHIP in 6G (1 start) |
| Bad | Backup Catchers: .167BA, .197SLG |
| Interesting | Shane McCatty 5.11ERA as reliever, 0.00ERA as starter |
GCL NATIONALS
7-13, 5th place GCL East Division, 5½ games back
| Good | Randolph Oduber .450/.542/.650 since debut |
| Bad | Mike Gallo, 8.18ERA, 1.73WHIP in 6 appearances |
| Interesting | Jeremy Mayo .297/.435/.514 in 15G |
DSL NATIONALS
21-18, 4th place B.C. South Division, 3 games back
| Good | Edgar Gonzalez 27BB in 35G (.404 OBP) |
| Bad | Jean Valdez’s 2HR leads the team |
| Interesting | 20-y.o. Adalberto Mieses team-highs for BB (23), HRs allowed (4) yet has a 2.72ERA |
Thoughts on volume 14:
SYR – Chris Duncan; Stick a fork in him. Severino could be an effective LH specialist, if he could get his BB rate down (3.91/9).
HAR – If Marrero can keep his K rate down for the rest of 2010, his gap power could interest some people. Detwiler should slip on the promotion list if he can’t turn those numbers around.
POT – Just wondering how much longer they’ll keep JZimm in POT.
HAG – Those numbers on Cuevas are very interesting (or wierd), since he’s a RH hitter.
VT – Garber seems to be pushing the right buttons, so far.
GCL & DSL – Kinda got lost in the shuffle recently for me, other than the DSL team doesn’t look like they have a hitter beyond the 24yo Alvarez.
GBI is always a challenge for Syracuse — not much of any of those, just a whole lot of “meh”
Re: Marrero — What I can’t see from a box score is whether or not his opposite-field power has returned.
The value in doing the N&N is seeing the names that keep recurring. Randolph Oduber is not long for the level (GCL), IMO. Adrian Sanchez and Jeremy Mayo are another two names to watch.
At DSL, the Valdezes — Jean Carlos and Bienvenido — are frequent “Hitting Stars.” I avoid listing “Smiley” at all costs because he’s like the 6’5″ kid in middle school basketball.