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Injury Status: 60 Day IL
Injury: Achilles
by Keith Hernandez
The Kansas City Royals announced on Friday that they agreed to a two-year minor-league deal with left-hander John Means (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'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.
2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
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INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
60 Day IL
Achilles
listed as of Oct 27, 3:13pm ET
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026.
DAILY PROJECTIONS
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UPCOMING MATCHUPS
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PLAYER PROJECTIONS
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DRAFT RANK AND ADP
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FANTASY OUTLOOK
PROSPECTS DEPTH CHART
SPLIT STATS
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SEASON STATS
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GAME LOG
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