post-gazette.com - 30 days ago
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In Neal Huntington's first major transaction prioritizing the present above the future, the Pirates' general manager last night acquired veteran infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays for rookie reliever Jesse Chavez.
fangraphs.com - 11/4/2009
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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
hardballtimes.com - 30 days ago
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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 ...
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Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade
community.post-gazette.com - 29 days ago
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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 ...
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Iwamura 'interested' in talking long term
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Pirates Talk: Iwamura, Ankiel, Wilson
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... In another article, Kovacevic discusses the team's out-of-character acquisition of Iwamura. Kovacevic calls it Neal Huntington's "first major transaction prioritizing the present above the future," since Iwamura is under relatively pricey and under control for one season while Jesse Chavez is cheap and under team control through 2014. Iwamura is now the Pirates' highest-paid player. Huntington has interest in exploring an extension with him at some point. ...
Pirates Make A Stunning Trade – Not The Good Kind
Dugout Central —
... According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Huntington said the reasoning behind this trade was that “Our goal for 2010 is to be a better team”. This begs the question: wouldn’t keeping Nate McLouth, Freddy Sanchez, John Grabow, Jack Wilson, Nyjer Morgan, or Sean Burnett have made them a better team in 2010? What possible short-term gain in a likely 100-loss 2010 season can justify this move? What difference does one or two potential wins make? ...
NEWS AND NOTES
Mondesi's House —
... --Here is the immediate fallout from the interesting Akinori Iwamura-to-the-Buccos trade. Too early to order World Series tickets? [PG] ...
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bases.nbcsports.com 29 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 ...
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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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Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 30 days ago
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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