Nats minor league leaders (6/13)
The Washington Nationals minor league system has some bright stars in it given the position of the last 5 to 7 MLB Drafts. We could highlight many players, but we limit it to one each stat leader update.
This week's hot minor league player is Alex Meyer. Meyer is a 6'9" right-hander the Nationals drafted with the 23rd overall pick, first round, in last year's MLB Draft. Given his size, Meyer has often been compared to former MLB great Randy Johnson. Meyer has been on absolute fire over his last 4 starts. During that stretch, he has picked up four consecutive wins in which he has thrown 22 innings and allowed just 3 earned runs. Over his last 10 starts, Meyer is 5-1 with a 2.63 ERA and has fanned 55 batters in 54.2 innings. He has yielded just a .211 batting average in that span of games. Overall, Meyer has posted a 6-1 record with a 3.31 ERA and a WHIP of 1.18. He leads the National minor league system with 68 strikeouts.
On to the leaders:
BATTING LEADERS:
Doubles: Michael Taylor (A) 21, Mark Teahen (AAA) 18, Tim Pahuta (AA) 15.
Triples: Caleb Ramsey (A) 5, Corey Brown (AAA) 4, Billy Burns (A) 4
Home Runs: Corey Brown (AAA) 16, Matthew Skole (A) 14, Justin Bloxom (A) 11
Runs: Jason Martinson (A) 66, Corey Brown (AAA) 51, Matthew Skole (A) 48, Billy Burns (A) 44
RBI: Jason Martinson (A) 56, Matthew Skole (A) 53, Steve Souza (A) 38
Stolen Bases: Jeff Kobernus (AA) 25, Billy Burns (A) 24, Blake Kelso (A) 20
Average: Steve Souza (A) .324, Billy Burns (A) .317, Brian Goodwin (A) .307, Matthew Skole (A) .299
Slugging: Steve Souza (A) .608, Corey Brown (AAA) .582, Matthew Skole (A) .555, Justin Bloxom (A) .476
PITCHING LEADERS:
Wins: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 7, Zach Duke (AAA) 6, Alex Meyer (A) 6, Taylor Hill (A) 6
Innings: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 84, Yunesky Maya (AAA) 77.1, Zach Duke (AAA) 70.2, John Lannan (AAA) 70
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) 1.93, Nathan Karns (A) 2.03, Mike Ballard (AA) 3.25, Alex Meyer (A) 3.31
WHIP: Daniel Rosenbaum (AA) 0.96, Nathan Karns (A) 0.99, Yunesky Maya (AAA) 1.09, Alex Meyer (A) 1.18
Bull Pen Wins: Erik Davis (AA) 4, Kevin Pucetas (AA) 4, Christian Meza (A) 4
Saves: Cameron Selik (A), 8 Christian Garcia (A) 7, Aaron Barrett (A) 7
Bull Pen Ks: Rob Wort (A) 50, Christian Meza (A) 45, Erik Davis (AA) 43,
Bull Pen ERA: Christian Garcia (AA) 1.17, Rob Wort (A) 1.21, Kevin Pucetas (AA) 1.26, Neil Holland (A) 1.50
