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Rays send Iwamura to Pirates, get bullpen help
msn.foxsports.com - 25 days ago
Rays send Iwamura to Pirates, get bullpen help
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The Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
community.post-gazette.com - 25 days ago
Pirates close to acquiring Iwamura
— community.post-gazette.com — 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 . (more) Pirates close to acquiring Iwamura

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sports.espn.go.com - 25 days ago
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 ...

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fangraphs.com - 25 days ago
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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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog:  Rays working on Iwamura deal to Pirates

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Rays working on Iwamura deal to Pirates
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — ... Rays are dealing Iwamura to is the Pirates. Still working on what they are going to get back, but the Pirates do have some young arms and some young catching. Will be interesting to see if the Rays are paying any money to upgrade the quality of the return - that’s what they did in the Aubrey Huff deal, and that Ben Zobrist guy turned out okay. Expect an official announcement tonight, when it will be Wednesday morning in Japan and the Rays can talk to Aki. Konichiwa, Iwamura-san. Done deal!

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The budget-conscious Tampa Bay Rays saved some money and added some promising bullpen help Tuesday night when they traded infielder Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Jesse Chavez.