FACTS/FLUKES: Means, Berríos, L. Gurriel, J.D. Martinez, Rodón

Breakout confirmed ... John Means (LHP, BAL) was tagged as a breakout candidate in the 2021 Baseball Forecaster as well as in this space back in March. After tossing a near-perfect no-hitter and otherwise dominating the league, has his breakout fully arrived?

Yr   IP  ERA  xERA  WHP  xWHP  H% S%  GB FB  BB% K% K-BB%  Bll  SwK  Vel   HRF  BPV
==  ===  ==== ====  ==== ====  == ==  == ==  === == =====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
17^ 142  5.17 5.87  1.60 1.34  37 70  36 40   6  17   11    37   —    —     —    —
18* 161  4.88 5.53  1.49 1.30  35 69  37 43   5  15   10    36   12  90.1   25   —
19  155  3.60 5.23  1.14 1.33  27 75  31 50   6  19   13    37   10  91.8   10   76
20   44  4.53 4.09  0.98 1.12  23 68  44 45   4  24   20    34   13...

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