John Means was an 11th round draft pick out of the University of West Virginia back in 2014, and was never regarded as a prospect with much of a ceiling during his time in the Orioles farm system. So far in 2019, the southpaw has been the team’s best pitcher and provided rare moments of excitement for a club (expectedly) wallowing in last place
If you follow the O’s with any regularity, then you are aware of the “big name” prospects in the organization. Yusniel Diaz and Ryan Mountcastle are on track to lead the big league offense within the next year or so.