DOWN ON THE FARM

Washington Nationals Minor League Report

Organizational Record: 343-297 (.536 win % - 6th in MLB)
SYRACUSE CHIEFS
AVERAGE: Brandon Laird, .316 WINS: Aaron Laey, 12
HOME RUNS: Brandon Laird, 14 ERA: Taylor Hill, 2.94
RBI: Brandon Laird, 73 SAVES: Many Players, 4
RUNS: Emmanuel Burriss, 65 STRIKEOUTS: Taylor Hill, 80
STOLEN BASES: Emmanuel Burriss, 20 INNINGS PITCHED: Aaron Laey, 126.0
HARRISBURG SENATORS
AVERAGE: Cutter Dykstra, .283 WINS: Neil Holland, 6
HOME RUNS: Kevin Keyes, 18 ERA: Neil Holland, 3.27
RBI: Kevin Keyes, 58 SAVES: Robert Benincasa, 6
RUNS: Kevin Keyes/Matt Skole, 47 STRIKEOUTS: Paolo Espino, 86
STOLEN BASES: Jason Martinson, 21 INNINGS PITCHED: Paolo Espino, 91.1
POTOMAC NATIONALS
AVERAGE: Shawn Plener, .305 WINS: Matthew Spann, 8
HOME RUNS: Brandon Miller, 11 ERA: Dakota Bacus, 4.49
RBI: Randolph Oduber, 47 SAVES: Gilberton Mendez, 9
RUNS: Tony Renda, 65 STRIKEOUTS: Ian Dickson, 80
STOLEN BASES: Stephen Perez, 27 INNINGS PITCHED: Dakota Bacus, 106.1
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
AVERAGE: Wilmer Difo, .314 WINS: Nick Pivetta, 12
HOME RUNS: Wilmer Difo, 12 ERA: Nick Pivetta, 4.15
RBI: Wilmer Difo, 82 SAVES: Jake Walsh, 10
RUNS: Wilmer Difo, 81 STRIKEOUTS: Lucas Giolito, 105
STOLEN BASES: Rafael Bautista, 61 INNINGS PITCHED: Nick Pivetta, 110.2
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS
AVERAGE: Raudy Read, .296 WINS: Mario Sanchez, 5
HOME RUNS: Raudy Read, 5 ERA: Luis Torres, 1.82
RBI: Raudy Read, 29 SAVES: Tyler Mapes/Mario Sanchez, 3
RUNS: Many Players, 3 STRIKEOUTS: Travis Ott, 37
STOLEN BASES: Many Players, 6 INNINGS PITCHED: Travis Ott, 44.1
GCL NATIONALS
AVERAGE: Kelvin Gutierrez, .312 WINS: John Feliz/Jean Ramirez,3
HOME RUNS: Oliver Ortiz/Dionicio Rosario, 2 ERA: Many Players, 0.00
RBI: Dionicio Rosario, 24 SAVES: Cole Plouck/Maximo Valerio, 2
RUNS: Dionicio Rosario, 26 STRIKEOUTS: Maximo Valerio, 20
STOLEN BASES: Edwin Lora, 10 INNINGS PITCHED: Luis Reyes, 27.2
DSL NATIONALS
AVERAGE: Davinson Pimentel, .369 WINS: Nector Ramirez, 5
HOME RUNS: Israel Mota, 7 ERA: Joan Baez, 1.15
RBI: Israel Mota, 45 SAVES: Angher Cespedes, 8
RUNS: Telmito Agustin, 48 STRIKEOUTS: Steven Fuentes, 58
STOLEN BASES: Telmito Agustin, 23 INNINGS PITCHED: Carlos Acevedo, 55.2
*Bold indicates league leaders. *Minimum 2.7 PA/0.8 IP per team game to qualify.
*Active roster players only.
PLAYER TEAM AWARD
1B Kevin Keyes Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (4/14-20)
RHP A.J. Cole Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (5/12-18)
RHP Taylor Hill Syracuse Chiefs International League Pitcher of the Week (5/19-25)
OF Michael A. Taylor Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Player of the Month (May)
Patrick Anderson Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star (Manager)
Sam Narron Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star (Pitching Coach)
Luis Ordaz Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star (Hitting Coach)
C Spencer Keiboom Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star
INF Wilmer Difo Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star
UTL John Wooten Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star
RHP Nick Pivetta Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star
RHP Austin Voth Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star
LHP Jake Walsh Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star
INF Stephen Perez Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star
1B Shawn Plener Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star
RHP Derek Self Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star
3B Brandon Laird Syracuse Chiefs International League Player of the Week (6/16-22)
3B Drew Ward Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Player of the Week (6/16-22)
RHP Nick Pivetta Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic Leauge Pitcher of the Week (6/16-22)
OF Michael A. Taylor Harrisburg Senators SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game
RHP Lucas Giolito Hagerstown Suns SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game
C Jhonatan Solano Syracuse Chiefs International League All-Star
OF Steven Souza Jr. Syracuse Chiefs International League All-Star
RHP Taylor Hill Syracuse Chiefs International League All-Star
RHP Aaron Laey Syracuse Chiefs International League All-Star
OF Michael Taylor Harrisburg Senators Eastern League All-Star
INF Cutter Dykstra Harrisburg Senators Eastern League All-Star
RHP Neil Holland Harrisburg Senators Eastern League All-Star
RHP Colin Bates Harrisburg Senators Eastern League All-Star
RHP Lucas Giolito Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week (6/23-29)
RHP Reynaldo Lopez Auburn Doubledays New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week (6/23-29)
RHP Austin Voth Potomac Nationals Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (7/7-13)
RHP Austin Voth Potomac Nationals Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (7/14-20)
RHP Joan Baez DSL Nationals Dominican Summer League All-Star
C Davinson Pimentel DSL Nationals Dominican Summer League All-Star
INF Oscar Tejeda Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (7/21-27)
RHP Lucas Giolito Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week (7/21-27)
OF Quincy Latimore Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Player of the Week (7/28-8/3)
1B Jose Marmolejos Auburn Doubledays New York-Penn League All-Star
RHP Mario Sanchez Auburn Doubledays New York-Penn League All-Star
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
LUCAS GIOLITO RHP HAGERSTOWN SUNS
In 4 starts dating to July 25, RHP Lucas Giolito is 4-0 with a 1.23 ERA (3 ER/22.0
IP)...he has tallied 24 strikeouts while allowing just 12 hits and 3 walks, with op-
ponents hitting just .160 against him over that stretch...following his start on July
25 vs. Kannapolis (CWS), Giolito was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the
Week, his 2nd such citation of 2014...despite making just 19 starts this season,
Giolito ranks 2nd among Nationals farmhands and 4th in the SAL with 105 strike-
outs...all told this season, the 2012 rst-round pick is 9-2 with a 2.23 ERA in 19
starts, all for Single-A Hagerstown...he falls just short of qualifying to be among
the SAL leaders in ERA, WHIP (0.98) and AVG (.188)
TOP PERFORMER
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS
SYRACUSE CHIEFS (AAA - International League)
Record: 69-53
Standing - Games Ahead: 1st place, +1.0, International League North
LAIRD LEADS: With the promotions of Steven Souza Jr., and Michael A. Tay-
lor, 3B Brandon Laird has stepped up to lead the Chiefs oensive attack...
Laird is 14-for-34 (.412) with 7 doubles, 3 home runs, 13 RBI and 6 runs scored
over the last 8 games...Syracuse has gone 6-2 over that stretch...on the sea-
son, the 26-year-old is hitting .316, 2nd-best among Nationals farmhands and
5th-best in the International League...he also leads the Syracuse active roster
with 29 doubles and 14 home runs.
MARTIN!: RHP Rafael Martin has tossed 43.1 consecutive scoreless innings of
relief dating to May 16...over that stretch, he is 3-0 with 5 saves, striking out 51,
while allowing 24 hits and 6 walks over that stretch.
HARRISBURG SENATORS (AA - Eastern League)
Record: 48-72
Standing - Games Back: 6th place, -19.0, Eastern League Western
VOTH PROMOTED: On July 25, RHP Austin Voth was promoted from Potomac
to Harrisburg...in 3 starts for the Senators, the 2013 5th-round pick is 1-2 with
a 3.52 ERA (6 ER/15.1 IP)...he has tallied 18 Eastern League strikeouts, while
holding opposing batters to a .214 average against him...Voth, 22, continues to
lead all Nationals minor leaguers in ERA (2.27) and strikeouts (132).
POTOMAC NATIONALS (ADVANCED-A - Carolina League)
Second Half Record: 26-18
Standing - Games Back: 1st place, +2.0, Carolina League Northern
First Half Record: 38-31 - 1st place, +4.5, Carolina League Northern
HITTERISH: Over his last 14 games, 1B Shawn Plener is 22-for-57 (.386)
with 3 doubles, 10 RBI, 8 walks, 4 stolen bases and 12 runs scored...at .305,
he ranks 2nd in the Carolina League and 8th among Nationals minor leagu-
ers in batting average...Plener, a native of Washington, DC, was drafted
in the 26th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University
of Tampa.
VOTE FOR PEDRO: C Pedro Severino is in the midst of a 12-game stretch in which
he is hitting .436 (17-for-39) with 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 4 RBI 4 walks and 8 runs
scored...on the season, the 21-year-old backstop is hitting .242 with 12 doubles, a
triple, 7 homers, 29 RBI, 17 walks and 33 runs scored in 78 games for the P-Nats.

HAGERSTOWN SUNS (A - South Atlantic League)
Second Half Record: 33-18
Standing - Games Back: 1st place, +1.5, South Atlantic League North
First Half Record: 44-26, T1st place, +2.5, South Atlantic League North
LEADING MAN: SS Wilmer Difo paces Hagerstowns oensive attack, lead-
ing the club and ranking among South Atlantic League hitters in average (.314,
8th in SAL), doubles (28, 8th in SAL), home runs (12, T12th in SAL), RBI (82, 2nd
in SAL), stolen bases (42, 2nd in SAL) and runs scored (81, 1st in SAL)...on Au-
gust 11 at Delmarva (BAL), Mota went 5-for-6 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored...
it was his rst career 5-hit game.
KIEBOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE: C Spencer Kieboom has hit safely in 7
straight games and has collected 5 RBI over his last 3 contests...the Clemson
(SC) University product is hitting .310 with 26 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs,
52 RBI, 15 walks and 45 runs scored in 75 games this season...Kieboom was
selected in the 5th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft and is a native of
Mount Pleasant, SC.
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (Short Season A - New York-Penn League)
Record: 26-30
Standing - Games Back: 2nd place, -6.0, New York-Penn Pinckney
ALL-STARS: 1B Jose Marmolejos and RHP Mario Sanchez were both named to
the 2014 New York-Penn League All-Star team...Marmolejos leads the Doubledays
in games played (49), runs scored (22), hits (47) and walks (22)...Sanchez, 19, is
5-0 with 3 saves and a 2.54 ERA (8 ER/28.1 IP) in 13 appearances out of the pen.

GCL Nationals (Rookie - Gulf Coast League)
Record: 24-22
Standing - Games Back: T2nd place, -4.0 Gulf Coast League East
SPACE COASTIN: INF Kelvin Gutierrez leads the GCL Nats and ranks 8th in
the Gulf Coast League with a .312 batting average...over his last 13 games,
the 19-year-old is 17-for-48 (.354) with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 6 RBI, 8 walks and
7 runs scored...Gutierrez is in his rst domestic season after spending the 2013
campaign with the DSL Nationals...he was signed by the Nationals as a non-
drafted free agent, April 10, 2013.
DSL Nationals (Rookie - Dominican Summer League)
Record: 35-27
Standing - Games Back: 4th place, -8.5, Dominican Summer League BC South
MO MOTA: In 18 games dating to July 23, OF Israel Mota is 25-for-71 (.352) with
7 doubles, a triple, a homer, 12 RBI, 5 walks, 9 stolen bases and 17 runs scored...a
native of San Pedro de Macoris, he is T2nd in the DSL with 7 home runs and his
45 RBI are 4th-most in the league...Mota, 18, was signed as a non-drafted free
agent, February 28, 2013.