John Means was dominant in his season debut for the Baltimore Orioles.
Fortunately, Baltimore received some reinforcements on Saturday in the form of John Means . The former All-Star made his season debut against theWith fellow starter Grayson Rodriguez landing on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, the Orioles need Means to pick up the slack in his absence. He proved up to the challenge in his first start in over seven months, dominating the Reds over seven shutout innings at Great American Ball Park.
It was a highly encouraging outing for Means, especially given his dismal performance at Triple-A. In six rehab starts before being activated from the IL, Means posted an ugly 8.68 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP in 18 2/3 innings, not instilling much confidence that he was ready to return to action. Fortunately, he seems to have shed the rust and worked out the kinks. Means is one of the better arms in the American League when healthy, as evidenced by his career 3.67 ERA and 1.05 WHIP.
The main issue for Means is that he's had trouble staying on the field lately, missing most of 2022 and 2023 with Tommy John surgery before opening 2024 on the IL. He also lost over a month to a shoulder strain in 2021, so hopefully his injury woes are behind him and he can be a key contributor for the rest of the season.
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