Washington Nationals Minor League Report

Information Covering Games: April 1 - April 22

Period Record: 36-34 Organizational Record: 36-34

DOWN ON THE FARM

SYRACUSE CHIEFS (AAA - International League) Overall Record: 8-10 Standing - Games Back: 6th place, -2.0, International League North Period Record: 8-10 FLYIN BRIAN GOODWIN: OF Brian Goodwin has hit safely in 11 of 12 games, going 14-for-38 (.368) with 3 doubles, 4 RBI, 9 walks and 3 runs scored...18 games into the season, the Rocky Mount, NC native leads Syracuse with 16 hits, 13 walks, a .417 on-base percentage...his .276 batting average is 7th-best among Nationals farmhands...Goodwin entered the year rated as the No. 3 prospect in the Nationals chain, according to Baseball America.

TOP PERFORMER
WILMER DIFO INF HAGERSTOWN SUNS INF Wilmer Difo kicked o his 2014 campaign with an 11-game hitting streak... from April 8-19, the 22-year-old inelder hit at a .367 clip (18-for-49), including 5 multi-hit eorts, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 11 RBI, 8 runs scored, 3 walks and 4 stolen bases...on the season, the Dominican Republic native ranks among South Atlantic League hitters in stolen bases (T1st, 9), RBI (T2nd, 15), doubles (T3rd, 6) and triples (T3rd, 2)...his .325 batting average through 18 games is 2nd-best among Nationals farmhands...Difo was signed as a non-drafted free agent, June 3, 2010...he saw action at 4 alates in 13 (GCL, Auburn, Hagerstown, Potomac).

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS
SYRACUSE CHIEFS AVERAGE: Brian Goodwin, .276 HOME RUNS: Steven Souza Jr., 2 RBI: Steven Souza Jr., 9 RUNS: Will Rhymes, 9 STOLEN BASES: Eury Perez, 3

TAYLOR HILL GANG: Through his rst 3 starts, RHP Taylor Hill is 2-0 with a WINS: Taylor Hill, 2 2.00 ERA (4 ER/18.0 IP)...he has fanned 18 while allowing 11 hits and 4 walks, ERA: Taylor Hill, 2.00 posting a .169 batting average against...his 18 strikeouts pace the Syracuse SAVES: Ryan Mattheus, 2 Chiefs pitching sta and are 3rd-most among Nationals minor leaguers, STRIKEOUTS: Taylor Hill, 18 while his 2.00 ERA is 4th-best in the system...on April 12 at Scranton/WilkesINNINGS PITCHED: Ryan Tatusko, 20.2 Barre (NYY), the Vanderbilt alum allowed one run on 2 hits in a 7.0 completegame victory...according to Baseball America, he possess the Best Con- HARRISBURG SENATORS trol among Nationals minor league pitchers...Hill, a native of Nashville, TN, AVERAGE: Destin Hood, .396 WINS: A.J. Cole, 2 was selected in the 6th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. HOME RUNS: Dykstra/Taylor/Vettleson, 2 ERA: A.J. Cole, 2.63 RBI: Michael A. Taylor, 10 SAVES: Matt Grace, 1 RUNS: Cutter Dykstra/Destin Hood, 8 STRIKEOUTS: FelipeRivero/BlakeSchwartz,12 HARRISBURG SENATORS (AA - Eastern League) STOLEN BASES: Destin Hood, 6 INNINGS PITCHED: Blake Schwartz, 18.0 Overall Record: 4-12 Standing - Games Back: 6th place, -6.0, Eastern League Western POTOMAC NATIONALS Period Record: 4-12 AVERAGE: Stephen Perez, .293 WINS: Brian Dupra, 3 LEADING MAN: With a .396 batting average through the seasons rst 14 games, HOME RUNS: Kevin Keyes/Brandon Miller, 4 ERA: Brian Dupra, 0.53 SAVES: Robert Benincasa, 5 OF Destin Hood ranks rst among Nationals minor leaguers and 5th in the East- RBI: Kevin Keyes, 15 STRIKEOUTS: Brian Dupra, 23 ern League in hitting...he as also collected 6 stolen bases, 3rd-most in the Eastern RUNS: Kevin Keyes, 11 INNINGS PITCHED: Brian Rauh, 17.2 League...the Mobile, AL native has hit safely in 11 of 14 games this season, includ- STOLEN BASES: Stephen Perez, 4 ing 7 multi-hit eorts...on April 13 at Reading (PHI), Hood went 4-for-5 with one RBI, 2 runs scored and 3 stolen bases...it was his 3rd-career 4-hit eort and rst HAGERSTOWN SUNS WINS: Dixon Anderson, 2 since May 15, 2011 vs. Wilmington (KCR)...Hood was selected in the 2nd round AVERAGE: Wilmer Difo, .325 ERA: John Simms, 1.26 of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Pauls Episcopal (AL) High School. HOME RUNS: Many Players, 1 RBI: Wilmer Difo, 15 SAVES: John Simms/Ryan Ullman, 2 RUNS: John Wooten, 15 STRIKEOUTS: Lucas Giolito, 20 POTOMAC NATIONALS (ADVANCED-A - Carolina League) STOLEN BASES: Wilmer Difo, 15 INNINGS PITCHED: Lucas Giolito, 17.0 Overall Record: 11-7 Standing - Games Back: 1st place, +2.0, Carolina League Northern Period Record: 11-7 AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS AVERAGE: N/A HOME RUNS: N/A RBI: N/A RUNS: N/A STOLEN BASES: N/A WINS: N/A ERA: N/A SAVES: N/A STRIKEOUTS: N/A INNINGS PITCHED: N/A

HIT HOMERS...WIN AWARDS: On April 21, 2014, 1B Kevin Keyes was named Carolina League Player of the Week (4/14-20) after going 9-for-26 (.346) with a double, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, 4 walks and 8 runs scored in 7 games...he clubbed home runs in 3 consecutive games, April 18-20 vs. Lynchburg (ATL)...Keyes is tied for the organizational lead with 15 RBI and is tied with fellow Potomac National OF Brandon Miller for the most home runs (4) among Nationals mi- GCL NATIONALS nor leaguers...Keyes also ranks among Carolina League hitters in home runs AVERAGE: N/A (T3rd, 4) and RBI (3rd, 15)...a native of Austin TX, Keyes was selected in the HOME RUNS: N/A 7th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Texas. RBI: N/A RUNS: N/A HITTERS ARE DUPED: RHP Brian Dupra currently paces the Nationals mi- STOLEN BASES: N/A nor league system and ranks 2nd in the Carolina League with 23 strikeouts... through 5 relief appearances, the Notre Dame alum is 3-0 and as posted a DSL NATIONALS 0.53 ERA (1 ER/17.0 IP) while allowing 11 hits and walking one...his 0.53 ERA is AVERAGE: N/A HOME RUNS: N/A good for 2nd-best in the Carolina League and 9th-best in all of MiLB. RBI: N/A CASA DE SAVES: RHP Robert Benincasa leads the Carolina League, as well as RUNS: N/A the Nationalschain, with 5 saves...he has allowed 2 earned runs on 7 hits in 7.2 STOLEN BASES: N/A

WINS: N/A ERA: N/A SAVES: N/A STRIKEOUTS: N/A INNINGS PITCHED: N/A

WINS: N/A ERA: N/A SAVES: N/A STRIKEOUTS: N/A INNINGS PITCHED: N/A

innings (7 games)...Benincasa entered the season rated as the No. 27 prospect in *Bold indicates league leaders. *Minimum 2.7 PA/0.8 IP per team game to qualify. the Nationals organization, according to Baseball America. *Active roster players only. HAGERSTOWN SUNS (A - South Atlantic League) Overall Record: 13-5 Standing - Games Back: 1st place, +4.0, South Atlantic League Northern Period Record: 13-5 SHOOTING ESTARLIN: Thanks to multi-hit eorts in 4 of his last 5 games, OF Estarlin Martinez now paces the Hagerstown Suns oensive attack and ranks 3rd among Nationals minor leaguers with a .321 (18-for-56) batting average...he has recorded 2 doubles, a triple, home run, 9 RBI and 9 runs scored along the way...Martinez is a native fo Bani, DR and was signed by the Nationals as a non-drafted free agent, January 20, 2009. ARMS RACE: Hagerstowns pitching sta, led by pitching coach Sam Narron, leads the South Atlantic League in WHIP (1.19) and is 3rd in the league with 3.01 ERA...as a sta, they have allowed just 53 walks in 161.2 IP...Washingtons top prospect, RHP Lucas Giolito, leads the sta with 20 strikeouts in 4 starts (17.0 IP) while RHP Austin Voth has fanned 17 in 13.2 IP (3 starts)...2013 draft pick RHP John Simms, working out of the bullpen, has allowed 2 earned runs on 11 hits in 14.1 innings of work...he has fanned 15 while walking just one. AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (Short Season A - New York-Penn League) Season opener - June 13, 2014 vs. Batavia (MIA) GCL Nationals (Rookie - Gulf Coast League) Season opener - June 20, 2014 at GCL Mets DSL Nationals (Rookie - Dominican Summer League) Season opens June 2014

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER
1B Kevin Keyes

TEAM
Potomac Nationals

AWARD
Carolina League Player of the Week (4/14-20)

UPCOMING SCHEDULES
DATE
April 23, 2014 April 24, 2014 April 25, 2014 April 26, 2014

TEAM
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse Chiefs

OPPONENT
at Louisville, 6:35 pm at Louisville, 6:35 pm at Louisville, 6:35 pm at Indianapolis, 7:05 pm

DATE
April 23, 2014 April 24, 2014 April 25, 2014 April 26, 2014

TEAM
Harrisburg Senators Harrisburg Senators Harrisburg Senators Harrisburg Senators

OPPONENT
at Altoona, 6:30 pm at Altoona, 6:30 pm vs. Bowie, 7:00 pm vs. Bowie, 6:00 pm

DATE
April 23, 2014 April 24, 2014 April 25, 2014 April 26, 2014

TEAM
Potomac Nationals Potomac Nationals Potomac Nationals Potomac Nationals

OPPONENT
vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 pm vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 pm vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 pm vs. Lynchburg, 6:35 pm

DATE
April 23, 2014 April 24, 2014 April 25, 2014 April 26, 2014

TEAM
Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown Suns

OPPONENT
at Augusta, 7:00 pm at West Virginia, 7:05 pm at West Virginia, 7:05 pm at West Virginia, 7:05 pm