The regular season is now less than a month away, which means it’s time for the annual assessment of seeing minor-league baseball past Labor Day [insert Philadelphia Phillies joke here]. Since this site took off in 2010, the Nats have had multiple affiliates make the playoffs in each season — two in 2010, three in …
Literally, the lights went out in the 8th. But figuratively, Brian Rauh was lights out for most of the night as Potomac tripled up Winston-Salem, 6-2. The 23-year-old has had an up and down season thus far for Potomac, missing nearly two months from late April to late June, while shifting between starting and relieving …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 4-1 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Lost, 5-1 @ Reading, 7:05 p.m. Kroenke (2-4, 5.72) vs. Nola (AA Debut) Potomac Won, 6-2 vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. Spann (7-5, 4.65) vs. Dykstra (2-0, 2.70) Hagerstown Won, 10-6 @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Estevez (0-1, 7.04) vs. Heredia (1-4, 4.53) Auburn …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 7-6 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:00 p.m. Hill (9-5, 2.58) vs. Tracy (1-4, 3.62) Harrisburg Lost, 5-1 @ Reading, 7:05 p.m. Simmons (2-1, 6.11) vs. Milner (6-5, 4.57) Potomac OFF DAY vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. Rauh (1-1, 5.18) vs. Wendelken (6-8, 4.79) Hagerstown Lost, 5-2 @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. …
With the promotion of Steve Souza from Syracuse to Washington to replace an allegedly injured Nate McLouth, also comes the promotion of CF Michael Taylor from Harrisburg to take Souza’s place on the Syracuse roster. Now, obviously it’s possible that both moves could be reversed in two weeks when McLouth is eligible to be activated, …
Harrisburg Senator outfielder Quincy Latimore has been named the Eastern League’s Player of the Week for July 28 to August 3rd.
The 25-y.o. smacked four home runs during the week, including a grand slam last Wednesday and a walkoff solo shot on Thursday; both big flies came in extra innings. Overall, Latimore went 9-for-23 with 11 runs driven in and an OPS 1.438 for the week.
The North Carolina native was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in he 4th Round of the 2007 First Year Player Draft. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in January 2013 and signed with the Washington Nationals this past offseason. In 85 games for the Senators, he’s put up a line of .294/.362/.452 with 9 HR, 37 RBI, and seven stolen bases.
According to MiLB.com, this is his second Player of the Week Award in his career, the previous coming in May 2009 while he was with the West Virginia Power.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 3-1 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:00 p.m. Cole (3-0, 2.78) vs. Turley (1-2, 6.03) Harrisburg Lost, 6-5 @ Reading, 7:05 p.m. Simms (2-2, 3.43) vs. Loewen (1-4, 3.68) Potomac Won, 5-2; Won, 9-4 OFF DAY N/A Hagerstown Lost, 8-1 @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Suero (3-0, 1.64) vs. Borden (5-7, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 13-0 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 1:05 p.m. Laffey (11-3, 3.13) vs. Pineda (1-1, 3.86) Harrisburg Won, 3-2 vs. Akron, 2:00 p.m. Voth (0-1, 5.40) vs. Morata (5-3, 4.81) Potomac Postponed @ Carolina, 1:00 p.m. TBD and TBD vs. TBD and TBD Hagerstown Won, 1-0 @ Charleston, 5:05 p.m. Pivetta (12-6, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 6-2 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:05 p.m. Roenicke (4-5, 5.02) vs. Leroux (3-2, 4.46) Harrisburg Won, 3-2 vs. Akron, 6:00 p.m. Espino (4-3, 4.25) vs. Morimando (1-2, 3.00) Potomac Won, 4-2 @ Carolina, 6:00 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Hagerstown Lost, 4-2 @ Charleston, 6:05 p.m. Lopez (1-1, 3.95) vs. Clarkin …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 62-49, 1st place I.L. North +.001 W% ahead Good Emmanuel Burris .351/.422/.514 in July (17G) Bad Taylor Hill 0-3, 5.48/6.67/1.69, 5HR in 5 July GS Interesting Rafael Martin 38 consecutive IP w/o an ER (19⅓ at AA; 18⅔ …