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Pirates close to acquiring Iwamura
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 .
Rays working on Iwamura deal
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 ... (more) Rays working on Iwamura deal
Sources: Pittsburgh Pirates acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay Rays
sports.espn.go.com — Sources say that the Pirates have agreed to acquire Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura.... (more) Sources: Pittsburgh Pirates acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura ...
Pirates Set to Acquire Akinori Iwamura
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 ... (more) Pirates Set to Acquire Akinori Iwamura
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Akinori Iwamura traded to Pirates for Jesse Chavez
Raise the Jolly Roger — ... 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. ...

Akinori Iwamura is coming to the Pirates.
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? — ... UPDATE: The Post-Gazette reports that it's Jesse Chavez for Iwamura and an unknown player. (Update to the update: no other player) ...

Akinori Iwamura is coming to the Pirates
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? — ... UPDATE: The Post-Gazette reports that it's Jesse Chavez for Iwamura and an unknown player. (Update to the update: no other player) ...

Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for Reliever Jesse Chavez
FanHouse — by Pat Lackey Filed under: Pirates, Rays, AL East, NL CentralIn a surprising piece of mid-World Series news, the Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a trade this afternoon. Tampa will send second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates in return for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. According to the same report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (who broke news of the Pirates' involvement in the trade after the St. Petersburg Times first reported an Iwamura trade this ...

Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for Reliever Jesse Chavez
FanHouse — by Pat Lackey Filed under: Pirates, Rays, AL East, NL CentralIn a surprising piece of mid-World Series news, the Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a trade this afternoon. Tampa will send second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates in return for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. According to the same report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (who broke news of the Pirates' involvement in the trade after the St. Petersburg Times first reported an Iwamura trade this ...

Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for Reliever Jesse Chavez
FanHouse — by Pat Lackey Filed under: Pirates, Rays, AL East, NL CentralIn a surprising piece of mid-World Series news, the Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a trade this afternoon. Tampa will send second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates in return for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. According to the same report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (who broke news of the Pirates' involvement in the trade after the St. Petersburg Times first reported an Iwamura trade this ...

The Dealer Strikes Again
Hyzdu Headquarters — It seems as though Neal Huntington just can't sit too long without making some move to shake up the roster. Just when you thought that it might be quiet for a while, Neal goes and pulls off a trade during the World Series. In this one, he made a move with Tampa Bay to acquire Akinori Iwamura for reliever Jesse Chavez. ...

More on the Pirates Front Office
FanGraphs Baseball — ... Dave went in-depth on the aesthetic appeal of yesterday’s Iwamura deal and I covered the gritty baseball details last night, but some of the quotes from Pirates’ general manger Neal Huntington show why this team is in better hands now than most people suspect. Take this one, transcribed by Dejan Kovacevic, which touches on the service time issue (Chavez’ being under team control for an additional five seasons to Iwamura’s one): ...

Round 'em Up: Thursday 11.5.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew — ... As posted yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired second baseman Akinori Iwamura from Tampa for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.  Evan Brunell of ...

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Report: Pirates set to trade for IwamuraMajor League Baseball News
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.
Pirates to acquire 2B Iwamura in trade with RaysSI.com - MLB
The Pirates will acquire second baseman Akinori Iwamura in a trade with the Rays, SI.com has confirmed.
Sources: Rays in talks to deal Iwamura to PiratesFOXSports.com News for MLB
The Pirates and Rays are in serious discussions about a trade that will send second baseman Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh, multiple major-league sources told FOXSports.com on Tuesday afternoon.
Rays close to trading Iwamura to PiratesLatest Sporting News Articles for MLB
Sporting News staff reports The Tampa Bay Rays eased their middle infield logjam a bit today by agreeing to trade Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates.  FOXSports.com and ...
Rays land Chavez in Iwamura dealMajor League Baseball News
The Rays have traded Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.