Not only was Evan Meek designated for assignment last week by the Pirates just two years after being an All-Star, the 29-year-old reliever passed through waivers unclaimed.
And it wasn’t because he has some kind of huge contract, because a) he’s only making $875,000 this year, and b) any team claiming him would only be on the hook for a few weeks of salary anyway. Instead he’ll remain with the Pirates at Triple-A, but is no longer on the 40-man roster.
Meek spent most of this season at Triple-A, posting a nice-looking 2.74 ERA in 46 innings despite a not-so-nice 41/26 K/BB ratio. He has a 3.34 ERA in 173 career innings as a big leaguer, but has logged a total of just 33 innings for the Pirates since being named to the 2010 All-Star team.
