John Means’s post-injury performances a growing cause for concern

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesAt first, it was easy to brush it off. John Means was struggling, sure, but he had also just come back from an injury that kept him out of action for a month and a half. This was just rust, a blip. A little stumble, nothing more.

As Means’s second half woes have continued, however, it’s becoming harder and harder to give them the old “nothing to see here” treatment.

Indeed, there is something to see here when it comes to how Means has pitched since being sidelined on June 5 with a shoulder injury and coming back on July 20. Before the injury, Means was a Cy Young candidate, the owner of a 2.28 ERA, 0.831 WHIP and .182 batting average against - plus a…