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hardballtimes.com - 27 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 - 27 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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Akinori Iwamura

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npbtracker.com - 20 days ago

Interest for Igarashi

— npbtracker.com — The market for Ryota Igarashi is showing it’s first signs of life. Sanspo has quotes from a... couple of key figures… Pirates GM Neil Huntington: “In acquiring(Akinori) Iwamura, we opened the door to getting Japanese players. We gave ... (more) Interest for Igarashi

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Akinori Iwamura

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Arn Tellem

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Cross Him Off Then (Iwamura Edition).
Over The Baggy — The first of several second base options is now off the market.   The embers of Pittsburgh’s 2008-2009 fire sale were still smoldering when on Tuesday, a day before Game 6 of the World Series, Pirates GM Neal Huntington poured out the last of his Busch Light on the pile and acquired the 30-year-old Akinori Iwamura in a deal with the Tampa Bay ...

Hot Stove Update: Iwamura, Teahen, Hermida, Hardy and More!
Advanced Fantasy Baseball — I have been pretty sick this week which the reason for the lack of posts. I have had the flu, combined with a series of migraine headaches that make looking at the computer for more than a few minutes absolute agony. I have the team retrospectives for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees almost ready to go. I wrote them out long hand just need to check my stats and type them up. You should see those popping up this week. ...