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Pirates reacquire Meek - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday rejected the return of Rule 5 pitcher Evan Meek. The Pirates reacquired the right-hander for cash considerations. Meek, who no longer has to be on the 40-man roster, will be assigned to either Triple-A Indianapolis or Double-A Altoona. • The Pirates called up catcher Raul Chavez from Triple-A Indianapolis. Chavez showed up with a black eye, the result of ...
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Odds And Ends: Rusch, Dohmann, Meek
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... The Pirates and Rays finalized a "trade" to keep Evan Meek in the Pirates organization. Meek, a rule 5 draftee this past off-season, was recently removed from the Pirates active roster. The Buccos gave the Rays an undisclosed amount of cash to avoid having to send Meek back to the Rays' organization. ...

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Mondesi's House — ... --Our prayers have been answered: the Pirates found a way to keep Evan Meek! --Ken Griffey Jr. filled former Pirate Josh Fogg's locker with pennies to pay off $1500 he owed him. Hilarity ensued shortly thereafter. ...

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