thedailysomething.com - 11/4/2009
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I like Huntington and what the Pirates are doing generally, but don't get this one...
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: ...
Should the Pirates Trade Ryan Doumit?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 22 days ago — After the Pirates traded Nate McLouth last spring, I figured the Pirates would be building around Ryan Doumit and his team friendly contract. Well, maybe not: "Pirates switch hitter Ryan Doumit drew interest from several teams during this week's ...
Iwamura Was a Trade The Pirates Needed
rumbunter.com 11/4/2009 — Akinori Iwamura was a trade that was an absolute necessity for the Pirates in 2010. Take a look around Pirate fans. Second base was awful last year.
Andy LaRoche was asked about moving to second base. What would that prove if he doesn’t hit? He needs to prove that his offseason ...
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 23 - Daniel Moskos
buccofans.com 11/4/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ...
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 24 - Justin Wilson
buccofans.com 11/3/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ...
Bucs acquire Rays' Iwamura for Chavez
mlb.mlb.com 11/4/2009 — By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com 11/03/09 10:35 PM EST Pirates general manager Neal Huntington wasted no time addressing one of the team's most critical offseason needs, doing so before the Hot Stove season even officially began. On Tuesday, the Pirates ...
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 21 - Daniel McCutchen
buccofans.com 11/6/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ...
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 22 - Donald Veal
buccofans.com 11/5/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ...
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 ...
Bucs of '79 can be model for Phillies —
Major League Baseball News 11/4/2009
In winning the 1979 World Series championship, the Pirates became the third team in Major League history to take the last two games on the road in the Fall Classic. Now the Phillies, with victories in Games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium, can become the ...
Pirates acquire 2B Iwamura from Rays (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/4/2009
Akinori Iwamura apparently didn't check the standings after being traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Iwamura, acquired to be the Pirates' starting second baseman, is hoping his new team can be a contender soon. Really. "I ...
