buccofans.com - 19 days ago
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Let's be honest here: the Pirates aren't competing in 2010.There is plenty of room for optimism in other areas of the organization. Pedro Alvarez and Brad Lincoln will likely make their debuts in June. Jose Tabata may also join that list. The Pirates will also get to see what they have from some ...
Fantasy Impact: Iwamura to the Pirates
rotoprofessor.com 18 days ago — 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:
Iwamura Was a Trade The Pirates Needed
rumbunter.com 19 days ago — Akinori Iwamura was a trade that was an absolute necessity for the Pirates in 2010. Take a look around Pirate fans. Second base was awful last year.
Andy LaRoche was asked about moving to second base. What would that prove if he doesn’t hit? He needs to prove that his offseason ...
Rays trade second baseman Iwamura to Pirates
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 18 days ago — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com 18 days ago — 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 ...
Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura To Pirates
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 18 days ago — 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.
Akinori Iwamura Dealt To Pirates
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 18 days ago — 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 ...
Rays and Pirates Trade
baseballmusings.com 18 days ago — 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: ...
Pirates to acquire Rays' Iwamura in exchange for reliever
bases.nbcsports.com 16 days ago — Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura is headed to Pittsburgh, says the St. Petersburg Times and several other sources. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, right-hander Jesse Chavez will be the return when the deal is announced, something that might not ...
Offsite: Iwamura to the Pirates
mlbnotebook.com 18 days ago — While Akinori Iwamura was getting traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates today, I was following the story and writing about it. Not here, because that would just be silly! I broke the news over at Baseball Daily Digest, and analyzed the fantasy implications at FanGraphs.
Click here for the BDD piece, ...
Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 19 days ago
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 ...
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