Fri, Feb 13th 9:48pm EST
By David Leisering
John Means has signed a two-year minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. The lefthander is expected to miss all of 2026 recovering from a ruptured Achilles injury. (Source: Kansas City Royals on X)
Fantasy Impact: Means, who will turn 33 in April, showed great promise from 2019-21 with the Orioles as he pitched to a 3.73 ERA in 345.1 innings. He finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting and was an All-Star in 2019 and then threw a no-hitter in 2021 against the Mariners. But, injuries have derailed his career as he combined for just 10 big league starts from 2022-24, and only made seven appearances in the minors last season. Means suffered an Achilles injury this offseason and will miss all of 2026, so the Royals will hope that he can contribute in 2027.
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Luis Rengifo has signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers, who traded infielder Caleb Durbin last week, will pay Rengifo $3.5 million in 2026. (Source: Bob Nightengale on X)
Fantasy Impact: Rengifo has spent his entire seven-year major league career with the Angels and has batted .250 in 2,503 plate appearances. The versatile infielder played a career-high 147 games last season and hit .238 with nine home runs and 10 stolen bases. He had a strong three-year stretch from 2022-24 where he batted .273 with 39 home runs and 36 stolen bases in 331 games. Rengifo will like replace Durbin as the primary starter at third base, but he can play second, short, and the outfield as well.
Category: Transactions
