Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 16
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 54-58, T5th place I.L. North, 7½ games behind
| Good | Eury Perez .408/.453/.490 in 13G since callup (hit safely in every game) |
| Bad | Austin Bibens-Dirkx 6.27ERA, 1.61WHIP in last 10 appearances |
| Interesting | Yunesky Maya 3-1, 3.00ERA since I.L. All-Star Break (4 starts) |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 53-59, 5th place E.L. West, 13½ games behind
| Good | Trevor Holder 2-1, 2.84 ERA in last three appearances |
| Bad | 11-for-65 (.169) with RISP on last road trip (eight games) |
| Interesting | Chien-Ming Wang in 2011/12 — 15GS in MLB, 16GS in Minors (H/T Geoff Morrow of Patriot-News) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 20-20, 1st place C.L. North Division, ½ game ahead (51-59 overall)
| Good | Alex Meyer 1-0, 0.53ERA, 0.94WHIP, 15K in first 3 starts (17IP) |
| Bad | 849 team batting K’s — 1st in eight-team C.L. |
| Interesting | Erick Fernandez .393/.514/.429 in last 10 games |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 23-18, T1st place Sally League North Divison, 1 game ahead (65-45 overall)
| Good | Richie Mirowski 3-0, 1.76ERA in first 8 appearances |
| Bad | Carlos Alvarez .417OPS in 13 games since callup |
| Interesting | 167 teams SBs lead Sally League |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS 27-16, 1st place Pinckney Division, N.Y.-Penn League, 3 games ahead
| Good | Brett Mooneyham 1-0, 1.37 ERA, 1.02WHIP in first five appearances (4GS) |
| Bad | Jordan Poole 44K in 100AB over 28G |
| Interesting | Estarlin Martinez .913OPS, 15G hit streak |
GCL NATIONALS 16-24, 4th Place GCL East, 11 games behind
| Good | Austin Chubb .262/.319/.500 in 16G |
| Bad | Adalberto Mieses 1.75WHIP in 24IP |
| Interesting | Will Hudgins 2.93ERA, 1.08WHIP in 27⅔IP |
DSL NATIONALS 28-24, 4th Place Boca Chica South Division, 8½ games behind
| Good | 17-y.o. Jonathan Aquino 1.06WHIP in 10⅓ IP |
| Bad | 17-y.o. Wester Suarez .529OPS in 16G |
| Interesting | 19-y.o. Rafael Bautista 34SB, 4CS (89.5% success rate) |
It seems quite obvious to me that the Nats Front Office reads GBI before deciding who to send up or down. Congratulations, Luke, on your accelerated level of importance to the organization! 🙂
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating.
Ahh, GBI = The Weekend.
So Maya is in fact interesting. Ahh ha! I feel reassured. Thanks Sue
And so we say goodbye to David Freitas. Good bat, bad arm. I hope the California League enjoys his “routine” before each game. A good player, but one of the most unpleasant people I have seen in baseball. Cheer up, David, it’s a game, so it’s supposed to be fun.
The problem is he is now 30 years old. Kind of old to be a prospect in AAA.
Looks like “Smiley” would be bombing out as a prospect even if he really was three years younger.