sports.espn.go.com - 18 days ago
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Sources say that the Pirates have agreed to acquire Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura.
blogs.tampabay.com - 19 days ago
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blogs.tampabay.com —
Just got back to New York and heard
from an industry source who's not with the Rays
that they are on the verge of completing a trade of 2B Akinori Iwamura. The Rays were looking to do some kind of deal since they weren't planning to pick up the ...
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Rays working on Iwamura deal
community.post-gazette.com - 18 days ago
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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 .
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Pirates close to acquiring Iwamura
fangraphs.com - 18 days ago
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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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PIRATES TRADE FOR IWAMURA
Mondesi's House —
... The Pirates made somewhat of a splash today, trading pitcher Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays for 2B Akinori Iwamura. Iwamura, who hit .290/.355/.390 last season, is signed through 2010 and is due to make $4.85 million next year. He suffered a partially torn ACL on May 22 last season but was back in the lineup by August 29. ...
Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)
Beyond the Box Score —
... 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 out the good ol' fashioned Sky Kalkman Trade Value Calculator (a Beyond the Box Score original!) once again.
The Players
Akinori Iwamura was the Rays' starting second baseman this season, having moved ...
WV23 Needs Your Help
Another Cubs Blog —
... cataloging all the hand-wringing Milton Bradley rumor mongering by Sullivan, Rogers et. al.
This should be an easy thing for us to do, seeing as it will be eminently entertaining to see the sweat drenched desperation grow with each column and each baseless rumor. And WV’s given us two examples as a head start. Take yesterday for instance, where the Frumpy Hobbit identified Akinori Iwamura as a possible trade target. Which he was. For the Pirates.
Now, completely ignoring the mountain of ...
Iwamura and Chavez
Sabernomics —
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 option.
Iwamura missed much of last season with an injury, but returned to form at the end of the year. Based on his 2007 and 2008 performances, I anticipate him being worth a little more than $7 million in 2009. Thus, even if the injury offers some risk, Iwamura appears to be worth a bit more than his ...
What Is Next?
Bucs Trade Winds —
... With the trade for Akinori Iwamura out of the way, second base seems to be set for 2010. This trade is so far to the polar opposite of what Huntington has done so far in his tenure, it leads to a few questions… ...
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post-gazette.com 18 days ago — 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 ...
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Rays trade second baseman Iwamura to Pirates
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 18 days ago — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
Impact Analysis: Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates
fangraphs.com 18 days ago — Dave Cameron and R.J. Anderson have broken the news on the regular blog, but if you haven’t heard, the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the process acquiring Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez .
Dave and R.J. have ...
Fantasy Impact: Iwamura to the Pirates
rotoprofessor.com 18 days ago — According to mlb.com (click here for the article), the Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired 2B Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange RP Jesse Chavez. Let’s take a look at the fantasy impact of the deal:
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whygavs.com 17 days ago — The more I think (and read) about this trade, the more I like it for a few reasons. The first reason should be obvious; Iwamura makes the Pirates better at a position of need without giving much up. He's not blocking anyone from playing in the ...
Rays working on Iwamura deal
blogs.tampabay.com 19 days ago — Just got back to New York and heard from an industry source who's not with the Rays that they are on the verge of completing a trade of 2B Akinori Iwamura. The Rays were looking to do some kind of deal since they weren't planning to pick up the ...
Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com 18 days ago — DK just tweeted that he “hears the Pirates [are] part of trade talks” with the Rays’ mouthful of an infielder.
Iwamura, 30, played 2nd and 3rd base and had some injury issues this season. He’s a relatively credible 2B both offensively and defensively, and was a key ...
Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 18 days ago
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 ...
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