Jimmy Yacabonis (Formerly Means and Yacabonis)

[MDtransplant757]

Means will be interesting to watch in Norfolk next year. 

[OFFNY]

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Congratulations to )  James Allin Yacabonis ) on being one of 3 Norfolk Tides representatives for the 2017 AAA All-Star Game.

 

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[Cumberbundy]

Nice start this evening!

[MDtransplant757]

3 hours ago, Cumberbundy said:

Nice start this evening!

He seems to be figuring it out. 

[OFFNY]

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This was Means' 2nd consecutive solid outing, and 5th in his last 6.

In his last 7 starts, Means' ERA has gone down by almost a full run. ))  

 

 

17 OUTS: )7 Strikeouts, 5 Flyouts, 4 Groundouts, 1 Popout 

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))))) (vs. AA-Akron, 7/30)

IP:llll5.67

H:lllll 5 )(5 Singles)

R:llllll 1

BB:ll 3

SO:lll7

Pitches: l) 105 )(63 )Strikes, )42 )Balls)

2017 ERA: l) 4.11 )(AA-Bowie)  )  16.00 IP  (00 ER)

2017 WHIP: l) 1.353 )(AA-Bowie)  )  16.00 IP  (157 H/BB)

2017 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l).273 )(AA-Bowie) )  [127 for 465]

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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36 ll(22 lllStrikes, ll14 llllBalls)

14 lll(91 l.Strikes, lll 51 llBalls)

12 .ll(71 .lStrikes, lll51 llBalls)

17 .lll(91 llStrikes, ll 81 llBalls)

11 ..l(71 .lStrikes, ll41 llBalls)

15 llll(91 lllStrikes, ll61 llBalls) ) *

 

* )) Means recorded 2 outs before departing in the 6th inning.

 

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[OFFNY]

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Means threw ll34 Pitches )(19 )Strikes, )15 )Balls)  and ceded 2 Runs in the first Inning.

Means threw ll72 Pitches )(51 )Strikes, )21 )Balls)  and ceded 0 Runs in the final 6 Innings.

At one point in the game, he retired 13 consecutive batters.

 

 

21 OUTS: )6 Strikeouts, 6 Groundouts, 6 Flyouts, 3 Popouts

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))))) (vs. AAA-Charlotte, 7/02)

IP:llll7

H:lllll 5 )(5 Singles)

R:llllll 2

BB:ll 1

SO:lll6

Pitches: l) 106 )(70 )Strikes, )36 )Balls)

2017 ERA: l) 3.70  )(AAA-Norfolk)  )  48.67 IP  (20 ER)

2017 WHIP: l) 1.253  )(AAA-Norfolk)  )  48.67 IP  (61 H/BB)

2017 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l).278  )(AAA-Norfolk) )  [55 for 198]

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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34 ll(19 lllStrikes, ll15  llllBalls)

61 lll(51 lllStrikes, lll 11 lllBalls)

11 lll(71 lllStrikes, lll 41 llllBalls)

11 lll(91 lllStrikes, lll 21 lllBalls)

13 lll(10 lllStrikes, lll 31 lllBalls)

14 lll(91 lllStrikes, lll 51 lllBalls)

17 lll(11 lllStrikes, lll 61 lllBalls)

 

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[OFFNY]

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Yacabonis Could Be Joining the Orioles on Monday

(By Roch Kubatko)

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2018/07/yacabonis-could-be-joining-orioles-on-monday.html

 

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[OFFNY]

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21 OUTS: )9 Strikeouts, 5 Groundouts, 3 Flyouts, 2 Popouts, 1 Lineout, 1 Out Trying to Stretch a Single

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))))) (vs. AAA-Durham, 7/07)

IP:llll7

H:lllll 5 )(1 Double, 4 Singles)

R:llllll 0

BB:ll 1

SO:lll9

Pitches: l) 95 )(65 )Strikes, )30 )Balls)

2018 ERA: l) 3.23  )(AAA-Norfolk)  )  55.67 IP  (20 ER)

2018 WHIP: l) 1.204  )(AAA-Norfolk)  )  55.67 IP  (67 H/BB)

2018 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l).269  )(AAA-Norfolk) )  [60 for 223]

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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91 ll(71 lllStrikes, lll 2 lllBalls)

11 ll(81 lllStrikes, lll 3 llllBalls)

11 ll(81 lllStrikes, lll 3 lllBalls)

12 lll(91 lllStrikes, lll 3 lllBalls)

18 lll(91 lllStrikes, lll 9 lllBalls)

15 lll(91 lllStrikes, lll 6 lllBalls)

19 lll(15 lllStrikes, lll 4 lllBalls)

 

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[OFFNY]

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This was Means' career MLB debut.

 

 

10 OUTS:  ) 4 Strikeouts, 2 Groundouts, 2 Flyouts, 1 Popout, 1 Lineout

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))))) (vs. RED SOX, 9/26))))))))) [Game One]

IP:llll3.33

H:lllll 6 )(1 Home Run, 3 Doubles, 2 Singles)

R:llllll 5

BB:ll 0

SO:llll4

Pitches: l) 66 )(43 )Strikes, )23 )Balls)

2018 ERA: l) 13.50   )  3.33 IP  (5 ER)

2018 WHIP: l) 1.800  )  3.33 IP  (6 H/BB)

2018 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l).375  )  [6 for 16]

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 ll(81 lllStrikes, lll51 lllBalls)

26 ll(16 lllStrikes, ll10 lllllBalls)

23 ll(15 lllStrikes, lll81 llllBalls)

41 ll(41 lllStrikes, lll01 llllBalls) ) *

 

* )) Means recorded 1 Out before departing in the 6th inning.

 

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[OFFNY]

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SPRING TRAINING )) (March 1st, 2019)

 

In a split-squad game this afternoon, Means threw 2 shutout innings against the Yankees.

He did not cede any hits, walked 1, and struck out 2.

He essentially got 4 outs in the 2nd inning, due to a throwing error by Renato Nunez.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401078931

 

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[AceKing]

This could be the year for both...

[OFFNY]

7 hours ago, AceKing said:

 

This could be the year for both ......

 

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Pitching for an organization that is coming off of a 45-117 season, the opportunity to audition couldn't be any better.

 

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[OFFNY]

On 3/2/2019 at 12:11 AM, OFFNY said:

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SPRING TRAINING )) (March 1st, 2019)

 

In a split-squad game this afternoon, Means threw 2 shutout innings against the Yankees.

He did not cede any hits, walked 1, and struck out 2.

He essentially got 4 outs in the 2nd inning, due to a throwing error by Renato Nunez.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401078931

 

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5 DAYS LATER )) (vs. D-RAYS, 3/06)

 

Means threw 3 shutout innings this afternoon.

He ceded 1 hit (a single), walked 2, and struck out 5.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401078987

 

In his last 2 outings combined, Means has 3 Walks and 7 Strikeouts over 5 Shutout Innings Pitched.

 

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[Frobby]

Pretty good article on Means here. He worked on ticking up his velocity over the winter and was able to gain several mph.    That’s something you don’t see every day.   

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2019/03/with-increased-velocity-lefty-john-means-is-chasing-a-roster-spot-at-os-camp.html

[Flash- bd]

88-90 to 91-95 is a big jump...what's the catch? Don't wanna be too much of a cynic, but if it were that easy everyone would go get their 3-4 mph hike.