Good morning, Camden Chatters.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time for your daily Orioles pitching update:<\/p>\n
The Orioles have not signed any pitchers yet.<\/p>\n
This has been your daily Orioles pitching update.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, there\u2019s some rotten news about a former Orioles All-Star pitcher, John Means. The lefty posted on Instagram<\/a> that he tore his Achilles earlier this week, just as he was about to sign with a team, and had to undergo surgery. He\u2019ll presumably be sidelined for most if not all of 2026.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the latest awful twist of fate for Means, whose once-promising career continues to be ravaged by injuries. Means was an out-of-nowhere success story for the O\u2019s in 2019, finishing as AL Rookie of the Year runner-up after transforming from a fringe prospect into the anchor of the Orioles\u2019 rotation. He brought O\u2019s fans plenty of fond memories, most notably in 2021 when he threw a no-hitter in Seattle, the Birds\u2019 first solo no-no in 52 years. On some otherwise lousy Orioles teams, fans could always look forward to watching Means work his stuff every five days.<\/p>\n But just as the Orioles\u2019 fortunes improved, Means\u2019s went the other direction. In 2022, the Orioles\u2019 first winning season in six years, Means made just two starts before undergoing Tommy John surgery. He didn\u2019t return until the very end of 2023, and just when he was on track to make the Orioles\u2019 playoff roster, he missed the Division Series with elbow soreness. He then made only four starts in 2024 before sadly having to get a second TJ surgery. He latched on with Cleveland in 2025 and completed his rehab by September, but the Guardians opted not to include him on their postseason roster and declined his option.<\/p>\n And now, just as Means was ready to return with a new club \u2014 in his words, \u201cI was finally enjoying my first healthy offseason in four years and felt better than ever\u201d \u2014 another freak injury has taken him out of commission. I don\u2019t know what Means did to anger the baseball gods, but the poor guy has had one misfortune after another piled on top of him. It\u2019s sad to think that a guy who seemed like he\u2019d be a premier pitcher for years might never throw another pitch, but it\u2019s a real possibility at this point.<\/p>\n Get well soon, John, and here\u2019s hoping we haven\u2019t seen the last of you on a major league mound. All of Birdland will be rooting for you.<\/p>\n Could Coby Mayo learn to play outfield for Orioles? | MAILBAG – BaltimoreBaseball.com<\/a><\/p>\n Rich Dubroff is skeptical that Mayo can learn to play the outfield. I will say there\u2019s probably a reason that the O\u2019s haven\u2019t tried to play him there for even a single minor league inning.<\/p>\n Who will lead off for O\u2019s next year? Assessing the options – MLB.com<\/a><\/p>\n Let me offer a candidate who\u2019s not listed in this article: Dylan Beavers.<\/p>\n