mlbtraderumors.com - 18 days ago
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As usual, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the latest on the Pirates...
The Akinori Iwamura addition does not necessarily mean more significant moves are coming. The Pirates are comfortable with their internal options.
The Pirates intend to inquire on Rick Ankiel when ...
community.post-gazette.com - 18 days ago
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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 ...
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Iwamura 'interested' in talking long term
hardballtimes.com - 18 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
post-gazette.com - 18 days ago
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post-gazette.com —
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.
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Pirates' acquisition of Iwamura aimed at present
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Twigs For The Stove
C70 At The Bat —
... The Pirates are interested in talking to Rick Ankiel. We all know that Rick is going to go somewhere else after this season; it's almost guaranteed. A situation like Pittsburgh would actually be a good place for him. He could work on being a hitter, probably put up some solid numbers in that park, and not have to worry about carrying a team or being a piece toward a post-season puzzle. With him, Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones in the outfield, Pittsburgh would have a pretty interesting offense. ...
Twigs For the Stove
Seamheads.com —
... The Pirates are interested in talking to Rick Ankiel. We all know that Rick is going to go somewhere else after this season; it’s almost guaranteed. A situation like Pittsburgh would actually be a good place for him. He could work on being a hitter, probably put up some solid numbers in that park, and not have to worry about carrying a team or being a piece toward a post-season puzzle. With him, Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones in the outfield, Pittsburgh would have a pretty interesting offense. ...
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baseballmusings.com 19 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.
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Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 18 days ago
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Boss not at park for No. 27 —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 18 days ago
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