raisethejollyroger.com - 20 days ago
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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 ...
blogs.tampabay.com - 20 days ago
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blogs.tampabay.com —
Just got back to New York and heard
from an industry source who's not with the Rays
that they are on the verge of completing a trade of 2B Akinori Iwamura. The Rays were looking to do some kind of deal since they weren't planning to pick up the ...
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Rays working on Iwamura deal
community.post-gazette.com - 20 days ago
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community.post-gazette.com —
The Pirates are close to acquiring infielder Akinori
Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays, possibly as soon
as tonight. The word that they were involved in talks came at 3:04 p.m. this afternoon on the Post-Gazette's Twitter account .
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Pirates close to acquiring Iwamura
fangraphs.com - 20 days ago
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fangraphs.com —
As Dave alluded to earlier, the Pirates are
set to acquire second baseman Akinori Iwamura from the
Rays for (per Ken Rosenthal) right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez. In a vacuum, this is a win for the Pirates. Iwamura is at-worst a league average ...
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Pirates Set to Acquire Akinori Iwamura
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Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... 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. ...
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Let's move back to the infield and check in on another possible second basemen...the Rays Akinori Iwamura.
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Report: Pirates set to trade for Iwamura —
Major League Baseball News 20 days ago
The Pirates are on the verge of completing a deal for Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura, according to The St. Petersburg Times, which is reporting that an announcement will come on Tuesday evening after Tampa Bay has been able to reach Iwamura in Japan.
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