MEANS

appreciation from him. That’s why he competes the way he does. He has just always had to do that.

“There are different ways to lead. I think John Means’ story is super valuable to a lot of the guys we have in that room and I’m hoping that guys can learn from that and follow suit.”

With 35 pitchers in camp, it might be easy for some of them to get lost in the crowd, but Means looks down pitchers row in the clubhouse and sees himself at a lot of the lockers.

“I think we’ve got a lot of guys here that can go out there and perform,” Means said. “The same thing with me last year, you just never know with guys that don’t have any time. You don’t know what they did this offseason. You don’t know how they’re going to come out. So, I’m excited to get everybody out there and see what everybody’s got.”