{"id":7113,"date":"2013-07-08T08:52:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com.\/?p=7113"},"modified":"2013-07-08T08:52:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:52:40","slug":"june-2013-minor-league-monthly-rotation-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=7113","title":{"rendered":"June 2013: Minor League Monthly Rotation Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2433\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jordan_taylor_hagerstownsuns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2433\" alt=\"Taylor Jordan is the big name in the Minor League Rotations this month.  Photo via wffn.net\/hueytaxi on flikr.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jordan_taylor_hagerstownsuns-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Jordan is the big name in the Minor League Rotations this month. Photo via wffn.net\/hueytaxi on flikr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s this month&#8217;s Minor League Rotation Review post.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=6589\">April 2013<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com.\/?p=6502\">May 2013<\/a>&#8216;s post for history.<\/p>\n<p>For each level, I\u2019ll put out the Rotation members, their \u201cletter grades\u201d per start for this month only, and then throw in a quick link to show their seasonal stats for context. \u00a0For each team there are 3 distinct groups of starters: the top group of 5-6 Starters per level is the \u201ccurrent rotation\u201d as best as I can figure it, then the next section of pitchers are swing-men or spot-starters or guys who had &#8220;2nd start&#8221; or longer outings worthy of grading, followed by a 3rd group of guys who are generally no longer with the team (either by D\/L, promotion, demotion or release).<\/p>\n<p>All stats were as of 7\/1\/13 and may be slightly changed now with additional starts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>AAA Rotation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;cid=552&amp;stn=true&amp;sid=t552\">click here for Syracuse Milb.com stats<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maya: B+,D+,C+<\/li>\n<li>Tatusko: C -&gt; hburg spot start and back,B+,D-,D<\/li>\n<li>Rosenbaum: B,B+,D,C-,B-,D<\/li>\n<li>Roark: A-,A<\/li>\n<li>Clay: B,C,A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandel: D-,A-,D,D-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Perry: \u00a0demoted<\/li>\n<li>Young: still on the D\/L; no starts in June<\/li>\n<li>Demny: D- -&gt; back down<\/li>\n<li>Ohlendorf: B+ -&gt; promoted<\/li>\n<li>Torra: D,D-,C+-&gt;released<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discussion: The AAA rotation was rather tumultuous to follow in June. \u00a0Only\u00a0<strong>Danny Rosenbaum<\/strong> made all of his expected starts. \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Yunesky<\/strong><strong> Maya<\/strong>\u00a0nursed an injury and recognition of the looming ignomious end to his Nats career after his outright off the 40-man. \u00a0<strong>Ryan Tatusko<\/strong> continues to struggle in a starting role. \u00a0<strong>Tanner Roark<\/strong> always seems to do well in his spot-starts and may keep his gig in the rotation starting in July with the struggles of fellow swingman <strong>Jeff Mandel<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Caleb Clay<\/strong> has done very well since his promotion; he holds a 2.21 ERA in AAA and looks like quite a MLFA find so far. \u00a0<strong>Paul Demny<\/strong> wasn&#8217;t ready for AAA and got hammered in his one spot-start. \u00a0The team ran out of patience with\u00a0<strong>Matt Torra<\/strong> and released him with a 5.53 ERA through 5 starts in April and May. \u00a0<strong>Ryan Perry<\/strong>&#8216;s future in the organization is in question after being demoted to AA and successfully being outrighted off the 40-man roster. \u00a0<strong>Chris Young<\/strong> remains in organizational limbo, having not pitched in nearly 6 weeks. \u00a0Lastly the one success story:\u00a0<strong>Ross Ohlendorf<\/strong>&#8216;s patience has paid off with his promotion and his continued presence in the Nats bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>AA:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;did=milb&amp;cid=547\">click here for Harrisburg Milb.com stats<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gilliam: D,A+,D,D,D-<\/li>\n<li>Treinen: B+,B,B,A,C-<\/li>\n<li>Demny: -&gt; up\/back,A-,A+,D,F-<\/li>\n<li>Karns: returned\/11 day layoff,C,A<\/li>\n<li>Hill: A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Broderick: still on the D\/L: no June Starts<\/li>\n<li>Tatusko A (rain driven spot start-&gt;back to AAA)<\/li>\n<li>Clay: A+,B,A -&gt; promoted<\/li>\n<li>Rauh: demoted<\/li>\n<li>Jordan: A,A+,A+,A+,A- (pitch limit) -&gt; promoted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harrisburg&#8217;s rotation has now been picked twice by the Nats for a starter to promote;\u00a0<strong>Nathan Karns<\/strong> struggled in 3 spot starts before being returned and looked rusty in his return, while\u00a0<strong>Taylor Jordan<\/strong>&#8216;s 2013 continues to be magical as he holds a sub 3.00 ERA through his two MLB starts (though he&#8217;s likely to be returned once all the Nats regular rotation guys return from D\/L stints). \u00a0As for the rest of the Harrisburg Rotation in June:\u00a0<strong>Rob Gilliam<\/strong>\u00a0has mostly struggled since his promotion. \u00a0<strong>Blake Treinen<\/strong> continues to be the staff work-horse, leading the team in starts and innings. \u00a0<strong>Paul Demny<\/strong> got a spot start in AAA that seemed more due to schedule availability than performance; Demny continues to sport the same mid 4.00 ERA that he&#8217;s had essentially for his whole career in the Nats farm system. \u00a0<strong>Taylor Hill<\/strong> has had a couple of very nice debut starts on the heels of a sterling run of starts in Potomac.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>High-A:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;did=milb&amp;cid=436\">click here for Potomac Milb.com stats<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ray: A,A,F,D-,C+<\/li>\n<li>Cole: B-,A+,A,B-,C+<\/li>\n<li>Pineyro: D<\/li>\n<li>Schwartz: A,F,D+,C-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Rauh F,A<\/li>\n<li>Detwiler: C- rehab<\/li>\n<li>Solis: C-,C- -&gt; shelved for weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sylvestre: D-&gt;demoted back to short\/A spot start<\/li>\n<li>Hill: A+,A,A+,A- -&gt; promoted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Robbie Ray<\/strong> and<strong> A.J Cole<\/strong>\u00a0continue to be the Potomac workhorses, both being high over-slot 2010 high school pitcher draftees and both with highly varying degrees of expectations both from Nats prospect followers and from the organization. \u00a0Both guys pitched in a double header that new Delaware resident\u00a0<strong>Keith Law<\/strong> took in and he posted his <a href=\"http:\/\/insider.espn.go.com\/blog\/keith-law\/post?id=885\">6\/30\/13 blog review<\/a> of all the starters involved. \u00a0 The link is insider-only (which everyone should be who wants to read ESPN&#8217;s premier content) but Law&#8217;s consensus seems to be this: Cole&#8217;s taken a step back since his last (2011) opinion and Ray is only projecting as a 5th starter at best. \u00a0You&#8217;d hope for more out of these two guys, given their draft pedigree and bonus money paid. \u00a0<strong>Sammy Solis<\/strong> threw 2 early June starts and hasn&#8217;t appeared since in a concerning development for the 2010 2nd rounder coming back from TJ surgery. \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Ivan Pineyro<\/strong>&#8216;s high-A debut went roughly, but he&#8217;ll presumably get a few more chances with few other viable candiates right now. \u00a0Despite a couple of up-and-down June starts\u00a0<strong>Blake Schwartz<\/strong> maintains the best season-long numbers of any of Potomac starter right now. \u00a0And i&#8217;ll make mention of it here; its amazing to think that\u00a0<strong>Taylor Jordan<\/strong> started 2013 as the #2 starter in Potomac and is now making (near) quality starts in the majors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Low-A:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;did=milb&amp;cid=563\">click here for Hagerstown Milb.com stats<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anderson: D,A+,D+,D-<\/li>\n<li>Mooneyham: D-\/short,A-,B,D,A-<\/li>\n<li>Lee: B-,A-,C,F,C+<\/li>\n<li>Encarnation: B,F,D (took one for the team),C<\/li>\n<li>Purke: A,D,B-,A-,A+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Rauh: C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lopez: D+-&gt;back down from spot-start<\/li>\n<li>RPena: \u00a0-&gt;demoted to bullpen?-&gt;7 day d\/l<\/li>\n<li>Hudgins: -&gt; demoted to short\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dixon Anderson<\/strong> and <b>Pedro Encarnacion<\/b>&#8216;s monthly grade lines look poor, but their season-long stats are still decent (ERAs of right around 3.20, WHIPs of right around 1.2, about 2-1 K\/BB ratios). \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Brett Mooneyham<\/strong>&#8216;s starts are looking dominant as they should be, repeating the level as a college draftee. \u00a0<strong>Matthew Purke<\/strong>&#8216;s performances were a highlight for Nats farm system fans everywhere; after the month ended he was promoted to Potomac. \u00a0 As for the rest of the starters, there&#8217;s room for concern. \u00a0<strong>Nick Lee<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Ronald Pena<\/strong> both sport 1.50 WHIPs. \u00a0 Hagerstown has already graduated a number of arms this season and may struggle to re-stock.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Short-A:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;cid=458&amp;stn=true&amp;sid=t458&amp;y=2013\">click here for Auburn Milb.com stats<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turnbull: A,C-<\/li>\n<li>Johansen: B+,C<\/li>\n<li>Orlan: C+,A,C-<\/li>\n<li>DWilliams: B,D,F<\/li>\n<li>Barrientos: A-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Selsor: | | B-,F,C+<\/li>\n<li>Hudgins: | | B-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lopez: | | F- -&gt; demoted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Auburn&#8217;s season kicked off June 17th, so we&#8217;ve only gotten a brief glimpse of the &#8220;Rotation.&#8221; \u00a0So far, some up and down. \u00a0<strong>Kyle Turnbull<\/strong> has looked good (as he very well should, having been demoted from full-season ball). \u00a0<strong>Robert Orlan<\/strong>&#8216;s ERA looks great (1.38) but his walks are too high (9 in 13 innings). \u00a0Speaking of walks,\u00a0<strong>Joel Barrientos<\/strong> has 12 walks against 3 strikeouts in his 11 2\/3 innings so far; that&#8217;s not going to be sustainable. \u00a0<strong>Deion Williams<\/strong> has been hit hard thus far. \u00a0And 2013 2nd round (our first pick)\u00a0<strong>Jake Johansen<\/strong> has three relatively wild outings under his belt; 8 innings, 8 walks, 8 strikeouts. \u00a0Of note;\u00a0<strong>Reynaldo Lopez<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;F-&#8221; outing was a 1 1\/3, 7 run debacle giving him a nifty 47.25 ERA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>GCL: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?y=2013&amp;t=t_ibp&amp;cid=466\">click here for GCL-Nationals Stats on MiLB.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suero: A,D<\/li>\n<li>JRodriguez: B-,A<\/li>\n<li>Silvestre: A,C<\/li>\n<li>Valdez: C+<\/li>\n<li>Voth: B-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>DRamos: A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As with Auburn, the GCL season didn&#8217;t start until mid June (June 21st to be exact) so the &#8220;rotation&#8221; is still shaking out. \u00a0And frankly, those who get &#8220;starts&#8221; aren&#8217;t exactly pitching &#8220;starter&#8221; 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