beyondtheboxscore.com - 11/4/2009
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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 did think it would be nice for us to whip ...
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
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hardballtimes.com - 11/4/2009
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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
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... to you ... aw, the heck with the silly intro. You're better than that. * If Chase Utley 's team loses the World Series but he's named World Series MVP, it would be a big surprise ... but he wouldn't be the first ! * Remember, friends: Guns don't shoot Dodger pitchers in the leg; Dodger pitchers' bodyguards shoot Dodger pitchers in the leg . * OK, so we won't blame the Rays for trading Akinori Iwamura for a fungible relief pitcher ... but did they really have to give him away ? * So you thought Cole Hamels ...
Pirates Talk: Iwamura, Ankiel, Wilson
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... An article at Beyond the Boxscore explains that the Pirates came out a winner on the Iwamura-Chavez deal, but the Rays had little leverage. ...
[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss How A Salary Dump Will Apparently Change Baseball Forever…Or Not
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... Beyond the Boxscore seems to think Aki is worth $12.4 million in production, or about $7.5 million more than he will be paid in 2010. [Beyond the Boxscore] ...
Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dodgers, Red Sox, Iwamura, Matsui
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... League explores what it will cost the Red Sox to sign Josh Beckett to an extension.
Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke? likes what Akinori Iwamura brings to the Pirates both on the field and off.
Raise the Jolly Roger wonders if Iwamura is worth the cost-controlled Jesse Chavez.
Baseball Daily Digest says that the Iwamura acquisition is the Pirates latest move into the international market.
Beyond the Boxscore feels the Pirates got a steal, noting that Iwamura is worth $7.5MM more ...
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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 ...
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.
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: ...
Pirates acquire Iwamura from Tampa Bay
post-gazette.com 11/4/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
Hot Stove: Pirates-Rays Trade
rotosavants.com 11/5/2009 — 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 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.
Pirates-Rays Trade a Win-Win
centerofthesportsuniverse.wordpress.com 25 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...
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 ...
Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/4/2009
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 ...
