Tag Archives: Evan Meek
Contemplating Evan Meek as a starting pitcher
In today’s Q&A at the PBC Blog, Dejan Kovacevic discussed the idea of converting Evan Meek to a starting pitcher. When I first read Dejan’s feature article on Meek a couple weeks ago, I had the same thought. “I wonder if Meek could become a starting pitcher. Maybe he could be the type of diamond in the rough that the Pirates desperately need.” So I started digging.
Evan Meek Named to the 2010 All-Star Game
It was announced today that Evan Meek will be the Pittsburgh Pirates’ representative on the National League roster of the 2010 All-Star Game. Meek is in the middle of a… Read more
Meek named to NL All-Star team
Pirates reliever Evan Meek was named to his first All-Star game today. Meek’s 0.98 ERA is the best in baseball among pitchers with 40+ innings.
Trading From the Bullpen in 2010
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a ton of trades in the last two seasons, dealing away seven of their eight starting position players from Opening Day 2008, along with plenty… Read more
John Raynor returned to the Marlins
Today the Pittsburgh Pirates returned 2010 Rule 5 draft selection John Raynor to the Florida Marlins. Raynor was designated for assignment last week in order to make room for extra… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Should there be concern over Alvarez?
I’ve seen several comments in the last few weeks asking whether I’m concerned over the slow start so far by Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Pedro Alvarez. After tonight’s game, Alvarez… Read more
Pirates Notebook: I Love the Bullpen
If there’s one thing I like about the 7-5 start to the season, it’s the bullpen. I’m very comfortable with this bullpen when the Pirates are holding a lead, or… Read more
Going Cheap Pt 3: 2010 Bullpen Options
In part one of this series I looked at whether you could find cheap bullpen options. In part two of this series I looked at how you could find cheap… Read more
Pirates made a mistake letting Capps go
All through the week it seemed to be a given that the Pittsburgh Pirates would tender a contract to all of their arbitration eligible players. Those players were Ronny Cedeno,… Read more
Pirates remove Bautista, Bootcheck, and Hansen from 40-man
The Pittsburgh Pirates removed Chris Bootcheck, Denny Bautista, and Craig Hansen from the 40-man roster today. Bootcheck elected free agency, while there is no word on Bautista and Hansen. The… Read more
