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Time will tell. That was a pretty substantial blow to the bullpen losing him. Everybody basically had to move back an inning. That\u2019s much easier said than done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pulling for him. He has to come in and make the club [out of spring training]. He knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since being reinstated from the disabled list on August 6<sup>th<\/sup>, Meek has made five appearances (4.1 innings) allowing one run with six walks. For the first time this season, Meek is the healthiest he\u2019s been and is focusing on finishing the season out strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s in a pretty good place and I think he\u2019s been able to close the door on what has happened,\u201c Hurdle said. \u201cHe can focus forward on what he needs to do to be in the best pitching shape he can be in next spring to see if that guy can show up again. He\u2019s going to give everything he\u2019s got.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With just four games remaining in the season, Meek will only get a few more opportunities in relief this season. The Pirates are hopeful that he will be able to get back to full arm strength for next season and he will also be watched this off-season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur trainers are somewhat confident that we should be able to get back the arm strength,\u201c Hurdle said. \u201cHe\u2019s been in touch also with Dr. James Andrews. He\u2019ll revisit them this winter to make sure everything is moving in the right direction. If we get back a healthy Evan Meek, that\u2019s a free agent acquisition over the winter. Everybody is pulling for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Yahoo! Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH &#8212; It\u2019s been a rough season for reliever Evan Meek. Coming out of spring training, the Pirates 2010 All-Star was named the Bucs set-up man to closer Joel Hanrahan. 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