Can Means become the Orioles’ version of Kuechel?

[DrungoHazewood]

26 minutes ago, Babkins said:

P. S. I just looked up Brad Bergesen on Baseball Reference. Would you believe he’s only 33 years old? Seems like he pitched for us a hundred years ago. He had a decent little swan song in Arizona in 2012, putting up career bests in K/9 and WHIP in 29.2 relief innings. And then he disappeared and was no more.

After he left the majors he spent a little time in Japan.  Was last seen in the Atlantic League in 2017.  It is surprising he's only 33. The last time he  put on an Oriole uniform was before the 2012 turn-around.  He was two eras ago.

[OFFNY]

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High on the Walks and the Pitch-Count, but also high on the Strikeouts.

73% of the outs that Means recorded (11 out of 15) came via the Strikeout and the Groundout.

This was the 2nd consecutive outing in which Means threw a lot of pitches in the very 1st inning (27 Pitches in his last out against the Rangers, 33 Pitches today against the Blue Jays.)

 

 

15 OUTS: ) 7 Strikeouts, 3 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 3 Flyouts, 1 Popout

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))) (vs. BLUE JAYS, 6/11)

IP:ll5

H:llll 4 )l (1 Home Run,  3 Singles)   

R:lllll 1

BB:ll3 

SO:ll7

Pitches: )l 103) (61 )Strikes, )42 )Balls)

2019 ERA: ))2.60  ))  65.67 IP  (19 ER) 

2019 WHIP: ))1.096  ))  65.67 IP  (72 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )).220 ) (53 for 241) 

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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33 ll(22 llStrikes, l11 lllBalls)

22 lll(13 lStrikes, lll91 llBalls)

14 ll(91 llStrikes, lll51llBalls)

12 ll(61 llStrikes, llll61 lBalls)

22 ll(11 llStrikes, ll11 llllBalls)

 

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[BohKnowsBmore]

7 hours ago, Cy Bundy said:

The K’s and Means committee imposed heavy taxes on the Jays bats this evening.

 

 

Our offense appeared to be Means tested as well, they determined we needed less take-home runs due to the pitcher we had on the mound. 

[OFFNY]

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After throwing 29 pitches in the first 2 innings, Means threw 74 in the final 3.

 

 

15 OUTS: ) 5 Flyouts, 3 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 2 Strikeouts, 2 Lineouts, 1 Popout, 1 Thrown Out Rounding 3rd Base on an Infield Single

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))) (vs. RED SOX, 6/16)

IP:ll5

H:llll 7 )l (2 Double, 5 Singles)   

R:lllll 2

BB:ll2 

SO:lll2

Pitches: )l 103) (57 )Strikes, )46 )Balls)

2019 ERA: ))2.67  ))  70.67 IP  (21 ER) 

2019 WHIP: ))1.146  ))  70.67 IP  (81 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )).230 ) (60 for 261) 

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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12 lll(81 lStrikes, lll41 llBalls)

17 lll(81 lStrikes, lll91 llBalls)

22 lll(14 lStrikes, llll81 llBalls)

28 ll(16 llStrikes, ll12 lllBalls)

24 lll(11 lStrikes, ll13 lllBalls)

 

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[eddie83]

I know I posted in other thread but it belongs here.

He has been best story of season. Now this. Just awful. 

[weams]

 

[OFFNY]

9 minutes ago, weams said:

 

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If this is indeed the case, then there is at least a mild possibility that the extra rest will "re-energize" Means' pitching arm in some way, shape, or form.

Of course, it is equally possible that Means will also sustain some rust in his first couple of starts back from this mild injury.

 

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[OsFanSinceThe80s]

 

[bobmc]

Good news for Means thus far - came through throwing session ok!

 

[OFFNY]

On 6/23/2019 at 3:17 PM, bobmc said:

 

Good news for Means thus far ........ he came through his throwing session OK !!!

 

 

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John Means: On Track for Weekend Activation

(RotoWire Staff)

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-john-means-on-track-for-weekend-activation/

 

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[OFFNY]

On 6/11/2019 at 9:58 PM, OFFNY said:

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JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))) (vs. BLUE JAYS, 6/11)

IP:ll5

Pitches: )l 103) (61 )Strikes, )42 )Balls)

 

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On 6/16/2019 at 3:30 PM, OFFNY said:

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JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))) (vs. RED SOX, 6/16)

IP:ll5

Pitches: )l 103) (57 )Strikes, )46 )Balls)

 

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In Means' last 2 outings, he needed 103 pitches each time to get through 5 Innings, walking 5 batters overall in the process.

The good news is that he only ceded 3 Earned Runs overall in those 10 Innings Pitched.

 

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[Frobby]

It will be interesting to see how he does from here.   Even if you assume he’s healthy, we’ve seen instances where once a pitcher who is on a nice run has his routine disrupted, he is unable to find the fine balance he had before he missed time.    

[OFFNY]

23 hours ago, OFFNY said:

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John Means: On Track for Weekend Activation

(RotoWire Staff)

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-john-means-on-track-for-weekend-activation/

 

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The Importance of Returning Means to the Rotation

(By Roch Kubatko)

https://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2019/06/importance-of-returning-means-to-the-rotation-and-other-notes.html

 

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[OsFanSinceThe80s]

 

[Enjoy Terror]

On 6/27/2019 at 3:48 PM, Frobby said:

It will be interesting to see how he does from here.   Even if you assume he’s healthy, we’ve seen instances where once a pitcher who is on a nice run has his routine disrupted, he is unable to find the fine balance he had before he missed time.    

Brad Bergesen comes to mind. Not that he had great stuff to begin with.