Who's hot and who's not from June 2 - 8
| Pitchers | ||
| Brad Brach |  | Really solid in Texas with 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, but got hammered yesterday. The 5 walks certainly didn't help. Should continue to get his work, however, as he's been decent for the most part and fills a crucial long relief role. |
| Zach Britton |  | RHB have hit him better over the season, but he's still getting it done against RHB-heavy lineups. Another solid week as the closer. Can't imagine Hunter's return should jeopardize his role going forward - he's earned it. |
| Wei-Yin Chen | | Two solo shots tarnished an otherwise solid start of 6.1 innings (5 hits, 2 ER). Chen didn't issue a walk, but struck out 4 A's. |
| Kevin Gausman | | A very fastball-heavy outing, but you can't argue with the results: 4 hits, 1 ER (a Coco Crisp solo homer), 1 BB, and 6 Ks. Certainly earned a second start against the Blue Jays. |
| Preston Guilmet | | Hunter is a better option at this point, as long as he's not allowing homers.... |
| Tommy Hunter |  | He's been activated from the DL and returns to the bullpen. What role he assumes will be anyone's guess. |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | | Just couldn't find the plate. Had a hard time throwing strikes (5 walks), then got tagged for a grand slam. |
| Brian Matusz | | Ignoring the unearned runs against Texas, he's allowed runners to score in his last three outings. |
| T.J. McFarland | | Actually proved to be a serviceable mop-up guy and pitched 4.2 innings yesterday, saving the bullpen from further overwork. |
| Bud Norris | | A bruised forearm forced him from the game early, although he wasn't exactly tearing it up before that. |
| Darren O'Day | | Allowed the tying run to score in Friday night's game, but rebounded well on Saturday. |
| Chris Tillman | | Doesn't seem to be over his groin injury, but the O's don't have a lot of decent SP options right now with MiGo injured. |
| Ryan Webb | | Limited use, but pitched just fine. |
| Catchers | ||
| Nick Hundley | | Has just three hits since his trade to Baltimore - none of them occurred this week. |
| Caleb Joseph | | Joseph has some upside and showed that this week - he reached base in every game that he started (hits in all but one). |
| Infielders | ||
| Chris Davis | | Okay, he had a couple of homers, but he also had some awful at-bats. Davis looks like he's swinging at way too many bad pitches. There's nothing wrong with taking walks! |
| Ryan Flaherty | | Hardly any playing time, but with a Machado suspension likely, he's probably your starting 3B. |
| J.J. Hardy | | Still homer-less and had an uncharacteristically bad week in the field. |
| Manny Machado | | Air traffic controllers in Baltimore are on high alert..... |
| Steve Pearce | | Can't argue he doesn't make the most of his limited playing time (10 ABs, 4 hits - one double). |
| Jonathan Schoop | | Just 4-20 at the plate. |
| Outfielders | ||
| Nelson Cruz | | Didn't hit quite as well following the hand bruise and that helped lower his OPS to a mild 1.021 |
| Adam Jones | | Adam's up and down cycle continues with an up week (down last week). 11-25 including a double and a homer. |
| David Lough | | I'm not sure whether to give him an up or down arrow for taking old friend Jim Johnson deep. I'm also not sure why it is I love Jim Johnson so much. |
| Nick Markakis | | Any multi-homer week is probably a good one for Markakis. 10-25 with two homers, 6 RBI, and 4 walks. Now 4th among RF with a .367 OBP (top 20 overall among all outfielders). |
| Delmon Young | | Just 7 AB, but he did have 3 hits. |
| Disabled List | ||
| Miguel Gonzalez |  | Likely to miss 1-2 starts with an oblique strain. Will he continue his QS streak following the injury? |
| Nolan Reimold | | Expected to begin a rehab assignment with AA Bowie. |
| Matt Wieters | | Still not headed in the right direction.... |