Pirates Wish to Keep Meek
by R.J. Anderson
on May 5, 2008 3:17 PM EDT
in News/Opinion
When a Rule 5 claim is designated for assignment, as Meek was yesterday morning, he must clear 48-hour waivers. If that happens in this case, the Pirates can offer Meek back to Tampa Bay for half the original claiming price of $50,000 or work out a trade to keep him.
The latter scenario sounded most likely yesterday. General manager Neal Huntington has had preliminary talks with the Rays aimed at a trade, perhaps one limited to a cash transaction, to keep Meek. The Pirates then could assign Meek to the minors and retain his major-league rights.
This could get interesting , or could just be one of those "future considerations" deals that we never really hear the conclusion of. The Biscuits apparently don't need him, signing Jason Cromer to a deal today.
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Steven Pierce straight up
Sound’s like a fair deal to me.
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by SeanDubbs on May 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT 0 recs
You're obsessed with him.
I’m shocked you haven’t urged us to sign Lance Nierko yet.
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by R.J. Anderson on
May 5, 2008 4:20 PM EDT
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Meek and another prospect for Nate Mclouth
Get the deal done Mr. Friedman
by SaberToothedPie on May 5, 2008 4:21 PM EDT 0 recs
not happening
hey wake up and stop dreaming about McLouth coming to the rays it will not happen!
by RaysOfHope on May 6, 2008 11:24 PM EDT 0 recs
Well, it could happen......
But we would have to seriously up the ante. It would take at least Meek, a prospect like Heath Rollins, Chris Mason, or a James Houser AND one of the many current OF on our 40 man like Gomes or Haynes (if Pittsburgh would even would him). MClouth is on his way to having a monster season. Trouble is that he is a CF. We already have a great one in Upton so he would have to adjust to RF.
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May 7, 2008 12:29 AM EDT
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