John Means 2021

[OFFNY]

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John Means leads the American League in both ERA (1.50) and ERA+ (281.)

 

OAKLAND A THLETICS )))))) (April 30th) 

Mark Canha - LF 

Ramon Laureano - CF

Jed Lowrie - DH 

Sean Murphy - C

Matthew Chapman - 3B 

Mitchell Moreland - 1B

Stephen Piscotty - RF 

Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres - SS

Anthony Allen "A.A." Kemp - 2B

Michael Bruce Fiers - RHP )) (6-3, 4.58 ERA) ) *

 

* )) 2020 Season Statistics

 

 https://www.baseballpress.com/Lineups

 

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[OFFNY]

18 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

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John Means leads the American League in both ERA (1.50) and ERA+ (281.)

 

OAKLAND A THLETICS )))))) (April 30th) 

Mark Canha - LF 

Ramon Laureano - CF

Jed Lowrie - DH 

Sean Murphy - C

Matthew Chapman - 3B 

Mitchell Moreland - 1B

Stephen Piscotty - RF 

Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres - SS

Anthony Allen "A.A." Kemp - 2B

Michael Bruce Fiers - RHP )) (6-3, 4.58 ERA) ) *

 

* )) 2020 Season Statistics

 

 https://www.baseballpress.com/Lineups

 

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Matt Olson hit a ball that ricocheted off of the L-screen in the batting cage, and hit him in the left eye. Olson had X-rays ...... Athletics manager Bob Melvin said that there are no broken bones, but that “He’s got quite the shiner.”

 

 

Matt Olson a Late Lineup-Scratch after Freak Accident

(By Shayna Rubin)

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/29/matt-olson-a-late-lineup-scratch-after-freak-accident-mike-fiers-to-make-first-start-of-2021-at-home/

 

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[OFFNY]

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76 % of the outs that Means recorded (16 out of 21) came via the Strikeout and the Groundout.

With the exception of the 2nd inning, Means was very pitch-efficient.

 

 

21 OUTS: )  9 Strikeouts, 7 Groundouts, 3 Lineouts, 2 Flyouts

 

 

JOHN ALAN MEANS )))))))) (vs. ATHLETICS, 4/30)

IP:ll7

H:llll.3 ) l(2 Home Runs, 1 Single)

R:llll 2

BB:ll3

SO:ll9

Pitches: l) 93 )(63 )Strikes, )30 )Balls) 

2021 ERA: l) 1.70 )  37.00 IP  (7 ER) 

2021 WHIP: l)  0.838  )  37.00 IP  (31 H/BB) 

2021 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l)  .163  )l (21 for 129)   

 

PITCHES BY INNING  

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61 llll(51 lllStrikes, llll11 llBalls)

24 llll(14 lllStrikes, ll10 llllBalls)

13 llll(10 lllStrikes, llll31 llBalls)

15 lllll(11 llllStrikes, lll.41 lllBalls)

10 lllll(71 llllStrikes, llll31 lllBalls)

14 lllll(91 llllStrikes, llll51 lllBalls)

11 lllll(71 llllStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

 

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[Sports Guy]

33% swingstr% tonight!

Combine that with a str% of almost 68% and Means is balling right now.

Definitely one of the best starters in baseball right now and has a case to being the second best lefty starter in the game at the moment.

[Frobby]

I think both homers came on pitches above the strike zone.

[connja]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

33% swingstr% tonight!

Combine that with a str% of almost 68% and Means is balling right now.

Definitely one of the best starters in baseball right now and has a case to being the second best lefty starter in the game at the moment.

How fast can we trade him?!

[Moose Milligan]

He will get Cy Young votes at this rate. Probably a top 5 finisher. Remains to be seen if this is for real or just a hot stretch. 
 

But you can’t deny that he’s schooled the A’s twice in a week. That’s hard to do. 

[Can_of_corn]

10 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

He will get Cy Young votes at this rate. Probably a top 5 finisher. Remains to be seen if this is for real or just a hot stretch. 
 

But you can’t deny that he’s schooled the A’s twice in a week. That’s hard to do. 

Hard to get votes when you change leagues midseason.

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

Hard to get votes when you change leagues midseason.

Oh, we’re all of a sudden on the TRADE MEANS BANDWAGON!! now? 

Great. Four months of hypothetical trades and and then incessant whining when he’s not traded. Can’t wait. 

[Legend_Of_Joey]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

Hard to get votes when you change leagues midseason.

Think the Padres will give up Tatis for Means? Need a shortstop...

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Think the Padres will give up Tatis for Means? Need a shortstop...

Think the O's would take on that contract?

 

[Ruzious]

He and Ian Anderson - best changeups in baseball?  

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

He and Ian Anderson - best changeups in baseball?  

He might not have the best changeup on the team.

[OFFNY]

2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

 

He will get Cy Young votes at this rate. He'll probably a Top-5 finisher. It remains to be seen if this is for real, or just a hot stretch. 

But you can’t deny that he’s schooled the Athletics twice in a week. That’s hard to do. 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

Hard to get votes when you change leagues mid-season.

 

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I remember when Willie McGee won the National League batting title in 1990, even though he played the final month of the season (plus the post-season) for the Oakland Athletics.

His trade from St. Louis to Oakland was waaaaaay past the mid-season point when it happened, but the sentiment immediately brought that to mind for me.

 

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[Philip]

49 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Oh, we’re all of a sudden on the TRADE MEANS BANDWAGON!! now? 

Great. Four months of hypothetical trades and and then incessant whining when he’s not traded. Can’t wait. 

Made me laff.....surely you expected nothing else? At least we’re talking about a guy who has legit value, instead of all the guys who don’t. 
And Bleacher Report’s first “trade target” article will feature Means Prominently. And their first “Deadline trades: Fact or Fiction” article. And their first “Best pitchers available: Darlings, Duds, and Darkhorses” article.  And they will retitle and reprint these articles twice a week until July, and once a week AFTER July. And I I bet the As would love to have him.