Orioles left-hander John Means' eye-opening start to the season continued Sunday with five strong innings against the Boston Red Sox, illustrating just how much has changed for him since he made his major league debut here in September under inglorious circumstances last season.
Means, who allowed one run and was the hard-luck loser as the Orioles managed just five hits and lost 4-0 Sunday, is embracing the chance to start in the team's patchwork starting rotation. If manager Brandon Hyde's impressions of him hold, he might get a chance to keep doing that.
"I like his aggressiveness," Hyde said.