{"id":2281333,"date":"2026-02-14T00:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2281333"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:56:26","slug":"royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means-mlb-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Agree to Two-Year Minor-League Deal With John Means &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1813473\">\n<h4 class=\"widget-title teamLogo KCbg\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means\/1813473\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link to Royals Agree to Two-Year Minor-League Deal With John Means\">Royals Agree to Two-Year Minor-League Deal With John Means<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/h4>\n<div class=\"newsdeskContentEntry\" post_time=\"2\/13\/26 7:53 pm\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<div class=\"shareBox\"><span class=\"shareLabel\">Share:<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means\/1813473&amp;text=Royals+Agree+to+Two-Year+Minor-League+Deal+With+John+Means\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means\/1813473&amp;title=Royals+Agree+to+Two-Year+Minor-League+Deal+With+John+Means\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means\/1813473&amp;title=Royals+Agree+to+Two-Year+Minor-League+Deal+With+John+Means\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n    <button class=\"share-button\" onclick=\"copyToClipboard('https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-with-john-means\/1813473', 1813473)\"><br \/>\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 16\" fill=\"none\">\n<path d=\"M7.53125 0.218756C7.2375 -0.0749939 6.7625 -0.0749939 6.47188 0.218756L2.46875 4.21876C2.175 4.51251 2.175 4.98751 2.46875 5.27813C2.7625 5.56876 3.2375 5.57188 3.52813 5.27813L6.24687 2.55938L6.25 10.25C6.25 10.6656 6.58437 11 7 11C7.41563 11 7.75 10.6656 7.75 10.25V2.55938L10.4688 5.27813C10.7625 5.57188 11.2375 5.57188 11.5281 5.27813C11.8187 4.98438 11.8219 4.50938 11.5281 4.21876L7.53125 0.218756ZM1.5 10.75C1.5 10.3344 1.16562 10 0.75 10C0.334375 10 0 10.3344 0 10.75V13.25C0 14.7688 1.23125 16 2.75 16H11.25C12.7688 16 14 14.7688 14 13.25V10.75C14 10.3344 13.6656 10 13.25 10C12.8344 10 12.5 10.3344 12.5 10.75V13.25C12.5 13.9406 11.9406 14.5 11.25 14.5H2.75C2.05938 14.5 1.5 13.9406 1.5 13.25V10.75Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>        <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"google-preferences-button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=rotoballer.com\" style=\"line-height: 0 !important; text-align: end; width: 18%;\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Google Preferences\" class=\"google-preferences-image\" style=\"width: 100%\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\"><span class=\"post-time\" data-timestamp=\"1771012416\" title=\"2\/13\/26 7:53pm\">February 13, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals announced on Friday that they agreed to a two-year minor-league deal with left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/607644\/John+Means\" data-id=\"607644\">John Means<\/a> (Achilles). It feels like ages ago when Means was an All-Star with the Baltimore Orioles in 2019 in his second major-league season. The 32-year-old veteran southpaw didn&#8217;t see the mound in the big leagues at all in 2025 and has made just 10 starts since the beginning of the 2022 season due to various injuries. Means was recovering from his second Tommy John surgery last year and will miss all of the 2026 campaign as well due to a torn Achilles that he suffered in the offseason. The Royals will keep Means around going into next season in hopes that he can put his injury woes behind him for good. Fantasy managers in all formats should take a wait-and-see approach with Means in 2027.<span class=\"newsByline\">&#8212;<i><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/keithghernandezgmail-com\">Keith Hernandez<\/a><\/i><\/span><br \/><span class=\"newsSource\">Source: <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2022437417375191260\">Kansas City Royals<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rotoballer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royals Agree to Two-Year Minor-League Deal With John Means Share: Link copied to clipboard! February 13, 2026 The Kansas City Royals announced on Friday that they agreed to a two-year minor-league deal with left-hander John Means (Achilles). 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