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Pirates acquire Iwamura from Tampa Bay
post-gazette.com - 30 days ago
Pirates acquire Iwamura from Tampa Bay
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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 the evening to announce it because of the need ...
Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade
hardballtimes.com - 29 days ago
Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade
— hardballtimes.com — I have to say, I'm pretty impressed by Tampa Bay's ability to turn Akinori Iwamura into a... young, cost-controllable fireballing reliever. It was essentially a done deal that Iwamura would become a free agent so Tampa could move to Ben Zobrist as a full-time second baseman (with Sean Rodriguez ... (more) Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade

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community.post-gazette.com - 29 days ago
Iwamura 'interested' in talking long term
— community.post-gazette.com — By Dejan Kovacevic | 10:25 p.m. Tuesday Akinori Iwamura would be "interested" in exploring a long-term contract... with the Pirates, he said in a conference call just now from Japan. Some highlights of the call, during which agent Yoshi ... (more) Iwamura 'interested' in talking long term

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Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)
beyondtheboxscore.com - 30 days ago
Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)
— beyondtheboxscore.com — The news broke out today that the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay... Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez . Now, there have been many sources of analysis on this topic, so I won't delve too much further into this, but I ... (more) Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)

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Bucs Dugout:  Pirates Deal Chavez for Iwamura

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Pirates Deal Chavez for Iwamura
Bucs Dugout — ... The Post Gazette is reporting that Pittsburgh acquired 30-year-old IF Akinori Iwamura in exchange for RHP Jesse Chavez.. ...

Happy Hot Stove, everyone!
The Sacrifice Bunt: A San Diego Padres Blog — ... to a new two-year contract, and the Pirates, who traded for Akirnori Iwamura. And while the Padres have already cut ties with ...

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Bucs acquire Rays' Iwamura for Chavez — Major League Baseball News 30 days ago
The Pirates acquired infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Rays on Tuesday in exchange for right-hander Jesse Chavez in a move that gave Pittsburgh its second baseman and saved Tampa Bay the cost of declining Iwamura's option.
Rays land Chavez in Iwamura deal — Major League Baseball News 30 days ago
The Rays have traded Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 30 days ago
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