By the way, Means has options, which could be exercised if the IL is unavailable. That would require Means’ consent as a guy with 5 years of service, but he’d be foolish not to give his consent if he’s pitching like this in his next two starts.
Edgar Portes has been piggybacking with Cameron Weston for Aberdeen and doing an excellent job. Today he threw four innings and allowed 1 run on a solo homer, the only hit he allowed, along with 1 walk against 5 strikeouts. On the year, the 21-year old Portes has a 1.64 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in 11 innings.