Washington Nationals Minor League Report Information Covering Games: 7/24 - 8/6 Period Record: 47-29 Organizational Record: 329-268 TEAM NOTES TOP PERFORMER A.J. COLE - RHP - HARRISBURG SENATORS SYRACUSE CHIEFS (AAA) On 7/23, RHP A.J. Cole was promoted from Single-A Potomac to Double-A Harrisburg and in 3 Overall Record - 53-63 starts for the Senators, Cole is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA (2 ER/20.0 IP) and 22 strikeouts against just Standing - Games Back - 6th place, -10.5, International League North 4 walks...in his most recent start on 8/6 vs. Reading (PHI) the 6’4” Florida native struck out 10 Period Record - 9-4 batters in 7.0 innings of 4-hit, one-run ball in the 4-3 extra-inning victory...Cole has struck out 124 batters this season in 117.1 innings of work, 3rd most among Nationals farmhands and placing MORE HARDWARE: The Syracuse Chiefs boast back-to-back International League Player of him in the top 20 in all of Minor League Baseball...he was originally selected by the Nationals in the Week award winners, INF Zach Walters and INF/OF Tyler Moore... Walters was named the 4th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft and eventually traded, he was re-acquired by Player of the Week on 7/28 after hitting .522 (12-for-23) with 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 5 RBI and 8 R in the Nationals along with LHP Ian Krol in exchange for OF Michael Morse...prior to the season, 7 games...Walters’ 24 HRs rank 3rd in the International League and are most among Nationals Cole was rated as the 3rd-best prospect in the Oakland chain, according to Baseball America. farmhands...Moore hit .308 (8-for-26) with 4 2B, 3 HR and 13 RBI in 6 games from 7/29-8/4...on 7/29 at Indianapolis (PIT), he went 3-for-5 with a 2B , 2 HR and 6 RBI in the 9-8 victory...Moore ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS has reached base safely in 21 of 22 games since joining the Chiefs on July 10 and is hitting .372 SYRACUSE CHIEFS (32-for-86) with 8 2B, 5 HR and 26 RBI. AVERAGE: Chris Rahl, .304 WINS: Yunesky Maya, 7 HOME RUNS: Zach Walters, 24 ERA: Yunesky Maya, 3.94 HARRISBURG SENATORS (AA) RBI: Zach Walters, 62 SAVES: Erik Davis, 12 Overall Record - 61-55 RUNS: Zach Walters, 58 STRIKEOUTS: Ryan Tatusko, 84 Standing - Games Back - 2nd place, -0.5, Eastern League West STOLEN BASES: Jeff Kobernus, 31 INNINGS PITCHED: Danny Rosenbaum, 125.1 Period Record - 5-7 HARRISBURG SENATORS AVERAGE: Jerad Head, .264 WINS: Nathan Karns, 7 BURNS NOTICE: OF Billy Burns was promoted to Harrisburg from Single-A Potomac on 8/2 HOME RUNS: Steven Souza, Jr., 14 ERA: Nathan Karns, 3.41 and since his promotion, the speedy outfi elder has hit safely in 3 of his fi rst 4 games, including RBI: Justin Bloxom, 58 SAVES: Aaron Barrett, 20 3 walks and one stolen base, at the Double-A level...at the time of the promotion, Burns was RUNS: Brian Goodwin, 67 STRIKEOUTS: Nathan Karns, 121 leading the Carolina League in average (.308), on-base percentage (.417), triples (9) and stolen STOLEN BASES: Brian Goodwin, 18 INNINGS PITCHED: Blake Treinen, 109.0 bases (51). POTOMAC NATIONALS “K” IS FOR KARNS: Despite taking 2 losses and a no-decision, RHP Nathan Karns has posted AVERAGE: Adrian Nieto, .292 WINS: Blake Schwartz, 9 strikeout totals of 10, 8 and 11 over his last 3 starts for the Senators...on 7/28 vs. Portland (BOS), HOME RUNS: Kevin Keyes/Adrian Nieto, 10 ERA: Blake Schwartz, 2.79 Karns tossed a 5-hit complete-game effort, striking out 8 while allowing 3 earned runs in the 3-2 RBI: Michael Taylor, 74 SAVES: Robert Benincasa, 12 loss...in his most-recent start on 8/3, Karns posted another 5-hit, 3 earned run effort, this time RUNS: Michael Taylor, 68 STRIKEOUTS: Blake Schwartz, 65 striking out 11 a 3-2 loss vs. Binghamton (NYM)...in 18 minor league starts this year, the Texas STOLEN BASES: Michael Taylor, 37 INNINGS PITCHED: Blake Schwartz, 96.2 Tech product has struck out 121 batters over 100.1 IP and has posted a .208 batting average HAGERSTOWN SUNS against him...his 121 strikeouts are 3rd most among all Nationals farmhands. AVERAGE: Shawn Pleffner, .304 WINS: Pedro Encarnacion, 8 HOME RUNS: Wander Ramos, 5 ERA: Pedro Encarnacion, 3.50 POTOMAC NATIONALS (Advanced-A) RBI: Stephen Perez/Tony Renda, 44 SAVES: Gilberto Mendez, 7 Second Half Record - 26-16 RUNS: Tony Renda, 81 STRIKEOUTS: Pedro Encarnacion, 87 Standing - Games Back - 1st Place, +7.5, Carolina League North STOLEN BASES: Tony Renda, 23 INNINGS PITCHED: Pedro Encarnacion, 100.1 Period Record - 8-4 AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS First Half Record - 42-27, 1st Place, +6.0, Carolina League North AVERAGE: Isaac Ballou, .306 WINS: Todd Simko, 3 HOME RUNS: Cody Gunter/ Isaac Poole, 3 ERA: Jake Johansen, 1.11 MILLER TIME PROMOTION: In 4 games since being promoted from Single-A Hagerstown, OF RBI: James Yezzo, 18 SAVES: L.J. Hollins, 4 Brandon Miller is 8-for-16 (.500) with a 3B, HR and 4 RBI...he has posted exactly 2 hits each RUNS: Isaac Ballou, 25 STRIKEOUTS: Silvio Medina, 35 of his fi rst 4 contests...on 8/3 vs. Myrtle Beach (TEX), the former 4th-round pick clubbed his fi rst STOLEN BASES: Wilman Rodriguez, 7 INNINGS PITCHED: Robert Orlan, 34.2 Carolina League home run, a solo shot in the 6th inning, helping the P-Nats to the 6-3 victory... GCL NATIONALS the Samford (AL) University product has hit 19 home runs this year, 2nd-most in the Nationals AVERAGE: Rafael Bautista, .340 WINS: Rodriguez/Silvestre/Suero, 5 chain. HOME RUNS: Eusebio/Marmolejos-Diaz, 2 ERA: Wander Suero, 1.25 RBI: Drew Ward, 26 SAVES: Jake Walsh, 5 HAGERSTOWN SUNS (A) RUNS: Rafael Bautista, 36 STRIKEOUTS: Jefry Rodriguez, 33 Second Half Record - 28-17 STOLEN BASES: Rafael Bautista, 22 INNINGS PITCHED: Wander Suero, 36.0 Standing - Games Back - 2nd place, -1.5, South Atlantic League North *Bold indicates league leaders. *Minimum 2.7 PA/0.8 IP per team game to qualify. Period Record - 9-4 *Active roster players only. First Half Record - 38-29, 1st place, +0.5, South Atlantic League North INDIVIDUAL AWARDS MORE MOONEY, FEWER PROBLEMS: Over his last 4 starts, LHP Brett Mooneyham is 4-0 with a 0.96 ERA (3 ER/28.1 IP)...on 7/27 vs. Delmarva (BAL), the Mooneyham struck out 8 bat- PLAYER TEAM AWARD ters in 8.0 innings of 2-hit, shut-out ball en route to the 6-0 victory...in his most recent start, 8/6 vs. INF Jason Martinson Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (4/4-4/15) Lakewood (PHI), the 2012 3rd-round pick allowed just one hit and struck out 7 in 7.1 scoreless RHP Nathan Karns Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (4/15-21) innings in the 3-0 triumph...on the season, he is 8-3 with a 2.25 ERA and a .169 batting average RHP Taylor Hill Potomac Nationals Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (4/15-21) against...Mooneyham, out of Stanford (CA) University. entered the 2013 season rated as the INF Jason Martinson Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (4/15-21) 19th-best prospect in the Nationals organization, according to Baseball America. RHP A.J. Cole Potomac Nationals Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (4/29-5/5) 3B Anthony Rendon Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Player of the Week (5/6-12) RHP Paul Demny Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (5/6-12) AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (Short Season-A) OF Michael Taylor Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (5/20-26) Overall Record - 16-32 RHP Caleb Clay Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (5/27-6/2) Standing - Games Back - 6th place, -14.5, New York-Penn League Pickney Division OF Billy Burns Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star Period Record - 4-9 LHP Robbie Ray Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star RHP Blake Schwartz Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star BALL(IN)-OU(T): OF Isaac Ballou was named New York-Penn League Player of the week after RHP Dixon Anderson Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star going 12-for-24 (.500) with 3 2B, 2 RBI and 8 R during the week of 7/29-8/4...he has hit safely RHP Robert Benincasa Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star in 9 straight games and leads the Doubledays with a .306 batting average...Ballou was selected RHP Ivan Pineyro Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star in the 15th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of Marshall (WV) University and is a C Pedro Severino Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star native of Smithfi eld, VA. INF Tony Renda Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star OF Brandon Miller Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star STARRING ROLE: LHP David Napoli will represent the Doubledays in the 2013 New York- INF Zach Walters Syracuse Chiefs International League Player of the Week (6/10-16) Penn League All-Star Game on 8/13 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT...the Louisiana native has RHP Taylor Jordan Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (6/10-16) fanned 23 batters in 19.2 IP (11 appearances) and has held opponents to a .171 batting average RHP A.J.