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Rays Close To Dealing Iwamura?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times hears that the Rays are on the verge of trading Akinori Iwamura.
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Rays Close to Dealing Akinori Iwamura
Twinkie Town —
Rays Close to Dealing Akinori Iwamura
This from Marc Tompkin of the St. Petersburg Times. Are the Twins a fit? With the Twins clearing space on the 40-man roster today by outrighting Brian Buscher (hat tip to 33MorneauMVP), could Minnesota be trying to ...
Topkin: Rays working on Iwamura deal
DRaysBay —
Topkin: Rays working on Iwamura deal
We've heard Minnesota is the team involved from one source, but as of yet cannot confirm it, so take that with a large grain of salt for now.
What Team is Trading For Akinori Iwamura?
Jorge Says No! —
... It looks like the Rays are on the verge of trading Akinori Iwamura, but no one seems to know the other team involved: ...
Buzz: Rays close to Trading Iwamura
MetsBlog.com —
Mark Topkin of the St. Petersburgh Times believes the Rays are on the verge of trading 2B-3B Akinori Iwamura.
According to Topkin, “The source indicated the deal wasn’t with the Cubs or the Dodgers, as has been speculated on, but to an unexpected team.”
Report: Rays close to trading Akinori Iwamura
Circling The Bases —
[image] Mark Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports that the Rays "are on the verge of completing a trade" for Akinori Iwamura. Recent speculation had the Dodgers and Cubs interested in Iwamura, but Topkin writes that "an unexpected team" would be the destination. Tampa Bay holds a $4.85 million option or $550,000 buyout on Iwamura for 2010 and apparently has no plans to bring him back with Ben Zobrist and prospect Sean Rodriguez available to play second base. Iwamura missed three months with a torn ACL in his left knee, which is a big concern for a player whose game is ...
Topkin: Rays Close To Trading Iwamura
Rays Index —
... You just knew the Rays would only pick up Akinori Iwamura’s option if they already the framework for a trade in place. With the deadline for the Rays to decide on Aki’s option either Thursday or Friday, Marc Topkin is reporting that the Rays are indeed close to a deal that would move the second baseman. ...
Akinori Iwamura traded to Pirates for Jesse Chavez
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... already pretty thin in that department…probably not worth giving up for just a year of Aki. We’ll wait for official word, though.
Apparently ESPN’s Buster Olney is saying the same thing. Trib beat writer Rob Biertempfel says there will be an announcement after 7PM.
4:25 PM:
Sounds like this is going to happen, but we’ll have to wait a few hours to find out who the Bucs are giving up.
[TampaBay.com]:
The team the Rays are dealing Iwamura to is the Pirates. ...
Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates?
BUCCO Fans.com —
The Rays are expected to deal Akinori Iwamura today, according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times . Roger Mooney of the Bradenton Herland believes Iwamura is headed to a National League club as a part of a sign and trade deal. So could that club be the Pirates? Dejan Kovacevic recently had the following tweet : Hearing #Pirates part of trade talks with #Rays Akinori Iwamura. As I typed that out, an update was posted from Marc Topkin, stating that the Pirates are the team the Rays are talking to. So it sounds like Iwamura could be our second baseman in ...
Finally! Something worth writing about!
North Side Notch —
... Iwamura as someone the Pirates would be interested in just last week. UPDATE - 4:39 PM: Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times is basically saying a deal is done, but we won't know what it is until later tonight when it will be tomorrow morning in Japan, where Iwamura is.
Tonight's Questions
Walkoff Walk —
... DON'T you love it when small-market teams help each other out? Akinori Iwamura heads to the Pirates, possibly for some live arms in exchange. ...
The Value Of A Win To A Losing Team
FanGraphs Baseball —
According to Mark Topkin, the Rays are close to completing a trade of Akinori Iwamura to an unnamed team. A more recent report from Dejan Kovacevic pegs the Pittsburgh Pirates as the potential partner. This post isn’t an analysis of that trade, because the details aren’t yet known and the topic is low-hanging fruit for RJ anyway.
I wanted to use the rumor to discuss a popular reaction to that kind of trade, however. The Pirates aren’t contenders in 2010, and will readily admit that they’re still in full on rebuilding mode. In ...
Akinori Iwamura is coming to the Pirates.
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
Developing. No word on who's going to Tampa. More later.
UPDATE: The Post-Gazette reports that it's Jesse Chavez for Iwamura and an unknown player. (Update to the update: no other player)
Analysis Update: I have mixed feelings about this trade. I did mention Iwamura as a player to target this off-season, when I assumed Tampa would decline his option and grant him free agency (the Rays, or now, the Pirates, should hold his rights for two years after this year since it will only be his fourth in the majors, ...
Akinori Iwamura is coming to the Pirates
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
Developing. No word on who's going to Tampa. More later.
UPDATE: The Post-Gazette reports that it's Jesse Chavez for Iwamura and an unknown player. (Update to the update: no other player)
Analysis Update: I have mixed feelings about this trade. I did mention Iwamura as a player to target this off-season, when I assumed Tampa would decline his option and grant him free agency (the Rays, or now, the Pirates, should hold his rights for two years after this year since it will only be his fourth in the majors, ...
Pirates to acquire Rays' Iwamura in exchange for reliever
Circling The Bases —
... Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura is headed to Pittsburgh, says the St. Petersburg Times and several other sources. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, right-hander Jesse Chavez will be the return when the deal is announced, something that might not happen until after the World Series concludes. The Rays are expected to surrender a second player along with Iwamura. It's a rather surprising destination, given that Iwamura is due $4.85 million next season and is only under control for 2010. The soon-to-be 31-year-old will become the Pirates' highest-paid player. Iwamura is ...
Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for Reliever Jesse Chavez
FanHouse —
... . 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 afternoon), the Pirates will also receive an unidentified second player. ...
Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for Reliever Jesse Chavez
FanHouse —
... . 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 afternoon), no cash or other players are involved. ...
Rays working on Iwamura deal to Pirates
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Rays working on Iwamura deal to Pirates The team the 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. ...
Rays Trade Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for Reliever Jesse Chavez
FanHouse —
... . 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 afternoon), no cash or other players are involved. ...
Rays and Pirates Trade
baseballmusings.com —
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: The Rays will get back righthanded reliever Jesse Chavez, a 26- year-old who was 1-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 73 appearances for the Pirates last season. Chavez was drafted by Texas and traded to the Pirates in July 2006 for Kip Wells. His inclusion in the deal was first ...
