tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 11/4/2009
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As expected would happen this offseason, the Akinori Iwamura has come to an end in Tampa Bay. The Rays on Tuesday sent Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. Given the context, I think that the deal makes sense for both sides. Iwamura was an excellent ...
Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates?
buccofans.com 11/3/2009 — The Rays are expected to deal Akinori Iwamura today, according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. Roger Mooney of the Bradenton Herland believes Iwamura is headed to a National League club as a part of a sign and trade deal. So could that club be the Pirates?Dejan Kovacevic recently had ...
Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura To Pirates
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 11/4/2009 — The Tampa Bay Rays and the Pittsburgh Pirates got together and made a trade yesterday.
The Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Jesse Chavez. The Pirates will assume all of the $4.85 million on Iwamura's contract for 2010.
Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com 11/4/2009 — The Pirates don’t think so, as they made yet another trade Tuesday. Chavez is headed to Tampa Bay, and Iwamura is coming to Pittsburgh .
The blogs/media I’ve read so far are happier about the Pirates’ end of the deal than I thought they would be. As much as I like Iwamura ...
Akinori Iwamura traded to Pirates for Jesse Chavez
raisethejollyroger.com 11/3/2009 — UPDATE, 8:02 PM:
Done deal . Iwamura for Chavez, straight up. There were rumblings about another player coming to Pittsburgh, but they were false. Sorry to leave you all hanging for a bit – new post on the way soon.
UPDATE: 5:33 PM:
[ Ken Rosenthal reports ] that the Pirates are ...
Pirates acquire Iwamura from Tampa Bay
post-gazette.com 11/4/2009 — The Pirates tonight made the first move of what might be a busy offseason, acquiring veteran infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez. Agreement on the trade was reached in the afternoon, but the teams waited until ...
Impact Analysis: Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates
fangraphs.com 11/4/2009 — Dave Cameron and R.J. Anderson have broken the news on the regular blog, but if you haven’t heard, the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the process acquiring Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez .
Dave and R.J. have ...
Finally! Something worth writing about!
northsidenotch.com 11/3/2009 — Dejan Kovacevic of the Post-Gazette just tweeted that the Pirates are in talks about a trade that would send 2B Akinori Iwamura to the Bucs from Tampa Bay.Iwamura, 30, played just 69 games in '09 due to injury, but has been a pretty consistent and solid performer for the Rays since his rookie ...
Fantasy Impact: Iwamura to the Pirates
rotoprofessor.com 11/4/2009 — According to mlb.com (click here for the article), the Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired 2B Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange RP Jesse Chavez. Let’s take a look at the fantasy impact of the deal:
Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com 11/3/2009 — DK just tweeted that he “hears the Pirates [are] part of trade talks” with the Rays’ mouthful of an infielder.
Iwamura, 30, played 2nd and 3rd base and had some injury issues this season. He’s a relatively credible 2B both offensively and defensively, and was a key ...
Rays and Pirates Trade
baseballmusings.com 11/4/2009 — The Tampa Bay Rays send Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Jesse Chavez :
UPDATE, 7:00: Rays make it official, trading Iwamura to Pirates for Chavez. Added bonus, Rays save the $550,000 buyout they would have had to pay Iwamura for declining his option.
UPDATE, 6:06: ...
Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/4/2009
The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez. The deal was announced Tuesday night. Iwamura hit .290 with one homer and 22 RBIs in 69 games during the final season of a ...
Pirates acquire 2B Iwamura from Rays (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/4/2009
Akinori Iwamura apparently didn't check the standings after being traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Iwamura, acquired to be the Pirates' starting second baseman, is hoping his new team can be a contender soon. Really. "I ...
