John Means Reveals Reason He Signed With Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians' successful pitching development group isn't a secret. They have a strong history of turning prospects into aces with long, successful careers.

However, the Guardians are gaining a new reputation with players around MLB. They're turning into an organization to go rehab and to revive careers following severe injuries.

Matthew Boyd did just this in 2024, and now John Means is hoping for some of that same magic.

The Guardians signed Means to a one-year deal with a team option for 2026 at the start of spring training, and the 31-year-old had a very good reason why he wanted to come to Cleveland.

"There's just a great reputation [with] the rehab and the training staff [of Cleveland]. In my situation, it was good to come here - especially down here in Arizona. They're gonna have quite a few PTs and all the resources. That was pretty important to me," said Means (via Tim Stebbins of MLB.com).