Evan Meek

Infobox MLB player
name = Evan David Meek


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team = Pittsburgh Pirates
number = 44
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|5|12
birthplace = city-state|Bellevue|Washington
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 2
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
statyear = May 3, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-1
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 6.92
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 7
teams =
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2008)

Evan David Meek (born May 12, 1983 in city-state|Bellevue|Washington) is a relief pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization of Major League Baseball.

Early career

Meek attended Inglemoor High School in city-state|Kenmore|Washington. Afterwards he played for Bellevue Community College also in Washington. [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Evan-Meek.shtml] Thebaseballcube.com ]

Minor leagues

After being select by the Minnesota Twins in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft Meek began playing for the Twins affiliate in the Appalachian League. After three years in the Twins organization Meek spent the next two seasons playing for the minor league teams of the San Diego Padres and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. [ [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=24558] Baseball-Reference.com ] In the 2007 Rule 5 Draft Meek was selected away from the Devil Rays by the Pittsburgh Pirates. This requires that Meek remain on the active roster of the Pirates for the entire 2008 season or else the Pirates will have to offer him back to the Devil Rays for half the amount they paid to acquire him. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3144489 Pirates Make Room For Rule 5 Draft Pick Meek By Releasing Castillo ] .]

2008

Meek made his major league debut on April 2, by|2008 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He would record his first career loss in extra innings against the Chicago Cubs on April 7, 2008. Meek made nine relief appearances, going 0-1 with a 6.92 ERA, before being designated for assignment on May 4, 2008. He was offered back per Rule V guidelines on May 14. The Pirates paid cash to keep him and sent him down to their minor league teams.

After pitching 9 games with the Curve, Meek was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians.

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