Late last night, news came that the Nats had traded for Scott Hairston for a minor-leaguer. Early this morning, it was reported that it would be a “Class A pitcher” (a CYA, BTW since that could mean Auburn, Hagerstown, or Potomac). Now, it’s been revealed that Ivan Pineyro is “the guy the Cubs got,” as …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-2; Lost, 4-1 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Won, 1-0; Won, 6-2 vs. Bowie, 12:00 p.m. Karns (6-3) vs. Wilson (3-1, 2.96) Potomac Won, 5-2 @ Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m Purke (0-0, 1.80) vs. Blough (7-5, 4.09) Hagerstown Won, 11-7 OFF DAY N/A Auburn Postponed @ Williamsport, 5:05 p.m. D. …
A three-run 6th broke open a 2-2 game as the P-Nats fell again to Wilmington, 8-3. It was the first time the same opponent had beaten Potomac consecutively since May 18-19, which was part of a three-game sweep in Winston-Salem. The last time they had lost to back-to-back games was nearly a month ago, when …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 4-3 @ Buffalo, 1:05 p.m. Maya (4-5, 4.35) and Robertson (0-0, 4.91) vs. Bush (7-6, 4.12) and Wang (4-4, 2.33) Harrisburg Lost, 3-2 vs. Bowie, 1:00 p.m. Gilliam (2-2, 4.78) and Swynenberg (2-0, 3.16) vs. E. Rodriguez (0-0, 9.00) and Bischoff (2-0, 4.39) Potomac Lost, 8-3 vs. Wilmington, …
Another afternoon with a lot of roster moves, so here’s a guide to the comings and goings… SYRACUSE • C Kelly Shoppach assigned from Washington • C Kris Watts placed on the 7-Day DL HAGERSTOWN • 1B Shawn Pleffner placed on the 7-Day DL • OF Wander Ramos placed on the 7-Day DL • C …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-0 @ Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. Tatusko (1-3, 4.10) vs. Weber (3-2, 1.98) Harrisburg Won, 4-2; Won, 5-4 vs. Bowie, 7:00 p.m. Hill (1-1, 1.29) vs. Wright (6-2, 4.03) Potomac Lost, 8-7 (11 inn.) vs. Wilmington, 6:35 p.m Schwartz (6-2, 2.60) vs. Smith (4-4, 2.89) Hagerstown Lost, 4-3 (12 …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 36-51, 6th place I.L. North, 16½ games behind Good Jeff Kobernus .375BA, Chris Marrero .333BA since return from MLB Bad Jeff Mandel 0-4, 7.45ERA, 1.69 WHIP in last five starts Interesting Mike Broadway four saves in last four …
Ivan Pineyro tossed seven scoreless innings, the bullpen held the lead, and Adrian Nieto smacked a three-run home run to break up a 0-0 game and lead the P-Nats to a 3-1 Independence Day victory over the Blue Rocks. It’s been a familiar theme, even with the more-than-occasional bullpen implosion, as the P-Nats have been …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 7-4; Won, 6-5 vs. Lehigh Valley, 7:00 p.m. Clay (1-2, 2.21) vs. Martin (9-3, 4.57) Harrisburg Lost, 6-2 vs. Bowie, 5:30 p.m. Ray (AA debut) and Herron (2-1, 4.91) vs. Jones (3-3, 6.15) and Gamboa (4-5, 3.48) Potomac Won, 3-1 vs. Wilmington, 6:35 p.m Cole (5-3, 4.10) vs. …
The Potomac Nationals announced today that LHP Robbie Ray has been promoted to the Harrisburg Senators. This is a bit of surprise, given the hammering (7HR, .245OBA) he took in June (vs 2HR, .184OBA in April/May) but apparently the powers that be are satisfied that he has made enough progress to be challenged with the …