rotosavants.com - 11/5/2009
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We already have two trades. Here's the first. Rays trade Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jesse Chavez Chavez is a decent haul for the Rays who didn't have a spot anymore for Iwamura. Zobrist should now be enshrined as the permanent second basemen, unless the Rays want to push him ...
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 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.
Pirates-Rays Trade a Win-Win
centerofthesportsuniverse.wordpress.com 27 days ago — The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Rays struck a deal today that will send secondbaseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates in exchange for right handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
The Rays had to pick up the $4.85M 2010 contract option on Aki or buy it out for $650K. The Rays are in desperate...
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 ...
Rays trade second baseman Iwamura to Pirates
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/4/2009 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
Iwamura and Chavez
sabernomics.com 11/5/2009 — Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays traded Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez . The Rays were motivated by the fact that they would have to pay a $650,000 buyout if they did not pick up Iwamura’s $4.25 million ...
Akinori Iwamura Dealt To Pirates
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 11/4/2009 — 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 hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)
beyondtheboxscore.com 11/4/2009 —
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by Gail Burton - AP
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FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura throws out Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts (not shown) during the ...
Pirates to acquire Rays' Iwamura in exchange for reliever
bases.nbcsports.com 11/6/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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