Nats minor league leaders (6/6)
The Washington Nationals minor league system has some bright stars in it given the position of the last 5 to 7 MLB Drafts. Even with the incredible infusion of talent in Washington from these drafts, with the likes of Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, Bryce Harper, Ian Desmond, and others, the system is still loaded with budding talent. You will notice in the system leaders, many of the leaders are coming from Low A Hagerstown. Hagerstown has a wealth of batting and pitching talent and that bodes well for the Nationals in the future. Keep you pulse on Hagerstown Suns like IF Matthew Skole, IF Jason Martinson, OF Brian Goodwin, OF Billy Burns, P Alex Meyer, P Nathan Karns, P Cameron Selik, and P Aaron Barrett. The best pitcher in the Nationals system is AA Daniel Rosenbaum. On the season, Ro0senbaum is 7-1 with an impressive 1.75 ERA and a WHIP under 1.00 at 0.95. Another thing the Nationals should feel good about is the system seems loaded with some excellent bullpen talent. Keep you eyes on guys like Erik Davis, Aaron Barrett, Cameron Selik, Christian Garcia, Hector Nelo, Patrick McCoy, Patrick Lehman, Rob Wort, and Neil Holland.
On to the leaders:
BATTING LEADERS:
Doubles: Michael Taylor (A) 19, Mark Teahen (AAA) 16, Tim Pahuta (AA) 15.
Triples: Caleb Ramsey (A) 4, Corey Brown (AAA) 4
Home Runs: Corey Brown (AAA) 14, Matthew Skole (A) 12, Tyler Moore (AAA) 9
Runs: Jason Martinson (A) 60, Corey Brown (AAA) 47, Matthew Skole (A) 43, Billy Burns (A) 37
RBI: Jason Martinson (A) 56, Matthew Skole (A) 53, Steve Souza (A) 38
Stolen Bases: Jeff Kobernus (AA) 25, Billy Burns (A) 19, Jason Martinson (A) 18, Blake Kelso (A) 18
Average: Steve Souza (A) .331, Billy Burns (A) .317, Jesus Valdez (AA) .314, Corey Brown (AAA) .302, Xavier Paul (AAA) .300
Slugging: Steve Souza (A) .628, Corey Brown (AAA) .603, Matthew Skole (A) .545
PITCHING LEADERS:
Wins: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 7, Zach Duke (AAA) 6
Innings: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 77, Yunesky Maya (AAA) 66.2, Jeff Mandel (AA) 65.2, Zach Duke (AAA) 65, John Lannan (AAA) 65.2
Strikeouts: Alex Meyer (A) 62, Nathan Karns (A) 61, Robert Gilliam (AA) 53, Tanner Roark (AAA) 50, Mike Ballard (AA) 49
ERA: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 1.75, Nathan Karns (A) 2.03, Mike Ballard (AA) 3.12, Yunesky Maya (AAA) 3.65
WHIP: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 0.95, Nathan Karns (A) 0.99, Yunesky Maya (AAA) 1.14, Taylor Hill (AA) 1.27, Alex Meyer (A) 1.28
Bull Pen Wins: Erik Davis (AA) 4,
Saves: Cameron Selik (A), 8 Christian Garcia (A) 7, Hector Nelo (A) 6, Aaron Barrett (A) 6
Bull Pen Ks: Rob Wort (A) 44, Christian Meza (A) 39, Erik Davis (AA) 37, Aaron Barrett (A) 35
Bull Pen ERA: Neil Holland (A) 1.30, Rob Wort (A) 1.35, Christian Garcia (A) 1.35, Kevin Pucetas (AA) 1.50, Ben Hawkins (A) 1.50
