Bird's Up, O's Down for April 25-May 1

by twistedlogic on May 2, 2011 4:13 PM EDT in Birds Up, O's Down

Zach Britton is a winner this week. Actually, he was a winner twice this week. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Who's hot and who's not among the Orioles this week

Rotation
	Jake Arrieta	Would like to see him walk fewer to get him deeper into games (and prevent the bullpen from even getting the chance to lose the game), but can't complain about the effort this week. Two games this week with 5 H and 3 ER got him his third win of the season.
	Brad Bergesen	Looked pretty darn good in his lone start this week, allowing just 2 R on 6 H over 6 innings, but did not get anything to show for it (besides an up arrow).
	Zach Britton	Two starts, two earned runs, two wins. Yea...that'll do, Zach. That'll do.
	Justin Duchscherer	Nothing to see here, folks.
	Jeremy Guthrie	A solid six innings of work and nothing to show for it. Allowed just four free passes this year compared to 19 Ks.
	Brian Matusz	Felt good in a side session this week, which is fantastic news.
--	Chris Tillman	Didn't miss any bats this week, but can't complain about the effort.

Bullpen
--	Jeremy Accardo	3 innings of work and 2 ER. At least the Orioles won both game he pitched in.
	Jason Berken	What happened to the Berken from the beginning of the season? Is he lost already? Went from mowin' em down to making every at-bat an adventure. His effort yesterday (among others) nearly cost the Orioles a five run lead.
	Mike Gonzalez	Good grief. Almost positive this guy has absolutely no clue where the ball is going once it leaves his hand. Worked against Chicago (hard-pressed to say that's a big achievement), but not against Boston, where he allowed 2 ER and recorded just one out.
--	Kevin Gregg	Three straight saves. Good man.
--	Jim Johnson	Roller coaster week for JJ. Two runs here, no runs there. Two runs here, no runs there. Two of those runs net him his first loss of the year.
	Clay Rapada	This guy has creepy teeth. This guy also has a 16.88 ERA. Hmmm...same as last week.
--	Josh Rupe	Just 1 IP this week. Guess that's what happens when you don't pitch effectively.
--	Koji Uehara	Blew a save against Boston and gave up another run against the White Sox. What's up with the bullpen these days?
Lineup
	Robert Andino	Hitting the ball pretty darn hard and has an .824 OPS to show for it.
	Jake Fox	Sigh. The catcher should, by definition, be able to catch the ball. Oh and how 'bout that .504 OPS.....
--	Vladimir Guerrero	Rapidly approaching a record for plate appearances without a walk.
	J.J. Hardy	Remains on the DL, but is apparently progressing.
--	Cesar Izturis	More DNPs than Jones had hits this week.....
	Adam Jones	Looked as though the bat was starting to show up, but then follows with a two hit week. Gotta love his arm though.
--	Derrek Lee	Decent series against Boston, but a real stinker over the weekend. OPS actually increased, however (up to .591 from .570)
	Nick Markakis	Fewer hits than Izturis DNPs this week. Ouch. Three-run double yesterday was nice and definitely something we need to see more of.
--	Felix Pie	Started once and had hits. Ironically, the same number of hits Adam Jones picked up this week.
	Mark Reynolds	K Tracker: 25
--	Brian Roberts	Pretty solid week for B-Rob. Nothing special, but did a little of everything including 5 hits, 2 stolen bases, 4 RBI, and 4 walks.
	Luke Scott	Found his stroke this week and watched three swings leave the park. Also added 6 RBI which more than doubled his previous yearly total.
	Matt Wieters	Failed prospect had a decent week for himself including 5 hits and 5 RBI. OPS hanging right around .800 for the season.

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The time Jake Fox bought himself with all those ST dingers has just about run out.

He is bad behind the plate and more of a liability in LF than Luke.

Less big words and more exclamation marks

by Astronaut Mike Dexter on May 2, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

also he can't hit lefties

or righties

Free Nolan Reimold!

by Andrew_G on May 2, 2011 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

haha

Trying to hit off me is like trying to eat soup with chopsticks.
-Ryohei Tanaka, with AA Bowie

by Timmy L. on May 2, 2011 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

All the starters

are up or neutral, and all the relievers are down or neutral. It’s kind of amazing we are still winning games considering the starters aren’t going that deep.

...it wasn't to the Gonzalez that I'm used to...

by killertomato on May 2, 2011 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

The starters have done pretty well of late.

All of them are going 5-7 innings which ain’t bad.

I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck

by twistedlogic on May 2, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Can we give Jake Fox TWO down arrows?

"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott

by zknower on May 2, 2011 6:04 PM EDT reply actions

Yea...he's been absolutely terrible.

Try catching the fucking ball, Jake.

I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck

by twistedlogic on May 2, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

What ever happened to that bus icon?

I’d like to see that dusted off

"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower

by daveh873 on May 2, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Uhh, 25 k’s for Reynolds is actually a vast improvement. It means he is only on pace for 156. that is a lot better than he normally does. Everybody knew what we were gettin here with him. YES his batting avg. sucks big time. It is still early folks, for him and the other guys. And going into game 27 at .500 is not too bad. A lot more ball with 136 left to play and averages surely to come up and hope to be had for a winning season. Go O’s and get Jeremy Guts some runs tonite!

by Charles Barrus on May 2, 2011 6:12 PM EDT reply actions