Missed opportunities was the theme of the night in a 6-2 loss to Frederick. Potomac had baserunners in eight of nine innings on offense, including a leadoff walk in the 1st by Eury Perez and a leadoff double in the 2nd. Both runners were erased or stranded. Meanwhile, Adam Olbrychowski and the strike zone weren’t …
There’s a whole lot less (right now) about SS Zach Walters, acquired in the trade for Jason Marquis, but in the interest of serving our readers… A 9th-round pick last year out of the Univ. of San Diego, Walters is your prototypical “athletic shortstop” — raw power, runs well, has range and arm… and makes …
For an organization that’s sorely lacking upper-level position prospects, flipping a journeyman 35-year-old utility player for 23-year-old AA outfielder ain’t so bad. Maybe that’s too sunny for the rest of the Natmosphere, but I’m here to give you the cheese, not the whine. Erik Komatsu is a short, stocky (college 5’10”, 190 lbs) outfielder that …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 3-0 @ Toledo, 7:00 p.m. Yunesky Maya (1-7, 5.32) vs. Adam Wilk (5-5, 3.47) Harrisburg Lost, 8-7 vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Tanner Roark (5-7, 5.58) vs. Rob Carson (3-8, 4.40) Potomac Lost, 4-0 vs. Frederick, 6:35 p.m. Cameron Selik (4-6, 3.95) vs. Jake Pettit (3-0, 0.51) Hagerstown Lost, …
The first inning is not the friend of Cameron Selik. Four runs by Frederick in the frame, plus another lull from the P-Nats bats, put another “L” in the books for both Potomac and Selik on Friday night. It was the fifth time in 13 starts that Selik had been scored on in the first …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE 46-58, 4th Place I.L. North, 15 games behind Good Josh Wilkie 2-0, 3SV, 0ER in last 14⅔ IP (11 appearances) Bad Craig Stammen 0-2, 6.48 since I.L. All-Star Break Interesting Tom Milone, Randy Knorr ejected in same game last …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 6-5 vs. Columbus, 7:00 p.m. J.D. Martin (2-6, 4.78) vs. Joe Martinez (6-4, 4.10) Harrisburg Won, 2-1 (14 inn.) vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Shairon Martis (7-4, 3.18) vs. Brandon Moore (8-7, 3.73) Potomac Won, 7-5 vs. Frederick, 7:05 p.m. Adam Olbrychowski (3-5, 4.68) vs. Bobby Bundy (10-5, 2.92) …
While there appears to be a waiting game on this front, the weekly BA report has been issued, and the following, previously unreported moves are now noted:
SIGNED
• RHP Cody Davis (NDFA—Tampa)
• RHP Christian Garcia
• RHP John Peters (NDFA—Augustana)
RELEASED
• RHP Patrick Arnold
• C Hector Taveras
PLACED ON 60-DAY DL
• RHP Dixon Anderson
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 2-0 vs. Columbus, 7:00 p.m. Tom Milone (8-6, 3.30) vs. Zach McAllister (8-3, 3.11) Harrisburg Won, 6-3 vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Erik Arnesen (6-3, 2.78) vs. Matt Harvey (0-3, 7.15) Potomac Won, 5-1 @ Wilmington, 12:05 p.m. Paul Demny (6-9, 5.02) vs. Justin Marks (5-7, 4.70) Hagerstown OFF …
As everyone surmised, Matt Stairs has been designated for assignment to make room for Gomes. Of course, that’s the MLB front; not our turf.
So far, only one move has just a couple of moves have been officially announced in the minors…
HAGERSTOWN
• P Gregory Holt assigned from Auburn
(Unofficially, one of our commenters has informed us that RHP Colin Bates is on the way, too)
• P Colin Bates assigned from Auburn
• SS Justino Cuevas activated from Potomac DL and assigned from GCL
AUBURN
• 1B-DH Russell Moldenhauer assigned from Hagerstown Suns.
• P Ben Hawkins assigned to Auburn Doubledays from GCL Nationals
With Harrisburg short one man at 23, it’s pretty clear that another move will be made soon. But it’s not obvious who because both Potomac and Syracuse have four or less OFs on the active roster. My apologies for these kind of “placeholder” posts, but I feel like it’s the best way to handle this until the dust settles… or another trade is made.
UPDATE: A few moves shuffling the deck between Auburn and Hagerstown, indicated in bold.