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SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's team NL is the Pittsburgh Pirates and our guest is Pat from the Pirates Blog, Where Have You Gone Andy Slyke? . 1. Do you foresee the Pirates making any significant offseason moves...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » The hot stove is in full effect, and teams are taking a hard look at their rosters to prepare for the winter meetings. One team that has already been busy is the Pittsburg Pirates, as they previously acquired Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay. Last year, one of the Pirates ' most expensive players was catcher Ryan Doumit . After a .318/.357/.501...
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Raise the Jolly Roger! (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Goodness…nothing happens for what seems like weeks on end and all of a sudden we’re bombarded with news! Here goes… The Pirates are apparently interested in Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi, according to MLBTR. Neal Huntington on the subject: “In acquiring [Akinori] Iwamura, we opened the door to getting Japanese players. We gave up a middle reliever to [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates are among the teams interested in Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi, according to Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker. Giants GM Brian Sabean says that while Igarashi isn't their main priority, he's someone they're "looking into." Meanwhile, Pittsburgh GM Neil Huntington says that acquiring Akinori Iwamura was a factor in their interest in Igarashi:...
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SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's AL team is the Tampa Bay Rays and our guest is Cork Gaines from the renowned Rays Blog Rays Index . 1. Were you for or against the shedding of Kazmir's contract via the Waiver...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 1:32 p.m. Wednesday From the second day of the Pirates' conditioning camp this morning at PNC Park ... > Delwyn Young, almost invariably outspoken, has opted to stay mum on the team abandoning him at second base in favor of newly acquired Akinori Iwamura. "It is what it is," Young said. "I'm going to leave it at that. I'm taking the high route." Pressing...
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RotoRob (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The Pirates have surprisingly taken on Akinori Iwamura’s (left) contract. Congratulations to the New York Yankees on winning the World Series last week. After nine long years of suffering, the Bronx Bombers have again proved that grossly out-spending everyone in the game does in fact work. Well done! Moving on, let’s not disappoint our loyal Kansas [...]
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:50 p.m. Tuesday The Pirates are holding the first of two offseason conditioning camps this week at PNC Park, today and tomorrow. From the session this morning ... > Closer Matt Capps' father, Mike, died unexpectedly -- at age 61 -- Oct. 22 in Capps' native Douglasville, Ga., the result of a fall at the family home. "Never could have seen this coming," Capps said....
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Rays got the ball rolling with last week's trade of defensively gifted second baseman Akinori Iwamura (the trade market is moving already, with J.J. Hardy moving from the Brewers to the Twins for Carlos Gomez, and Mark Teahen going from the Royals to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz), and they have a potential outfield replacement ready for Crawford in Desmond Jennings. The White Sox...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The first week of November brought us the early stages of the Hot Stove season. Let's take a look at the week that was... Minnesota acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Brewers for center fielder Carlos Gomez. There were other suitors for Hardy, including the Cincinnati Reds. The Rays traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates for reliever Jesse Chavez. The 26-year-old Chavez is coming...
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Raise the Jolly Roger! (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Regardless of whether or not you think bringing him in was a good idea, I have a feeling that Akinori Iwamura is going to make quite the impression on Pirates fans over the next year, half year, or next few years. “Aki” should be both productive and exciting, no matter how long he wears a [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Remeber all the trades that went down this summer? Now that the World Series is over, we have lots of trades to track once again. We'll be monitoring all the rumors this offseason, and when trades become official, we'll add them to this list. Here's a look at the deals we've seen so far: The Pirates acquired Akinori Iwamura from the Rays for Jesse Chavez on November 3rd. The Red Sox acquired Jeremy...
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In this just-started offseason, Akinori Iwamura, Mark Teahen and Jeremy Hermida have headlined trades. Now, J.J. Hardy makes four. Hardy, acquired by the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez, leaves Milwaukee after five seasons. Debuting as a 22-year old, Hardy had quickly established himself as a top-tier shortstop in quick order until 2009 brought in a caving of his offensive numbers. As...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP That's the look of a man who just cost himself millions AND shot himself in the leg...that's right, he looks like Plaxico Burress! Browse more photos » First up, Alyson Footer and Jonathan Mayo tweeted that J ason Castro will be in the AFL Rising Stars Game at 7 p.m. Saturday on the MLB Network . You'll also get to see other guys, like Stephen Strasberg,...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Just two days after being acquired from Tampa Bay, Akinori Iwamura said he's "interested" in exploring a long-term deal with the Pirates during a conference call, according to Dejan Kovacevic of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. "I'm definitely interested in the long term, but I first have to do what I can do. We'll see what happens. Hopefully, we can go to the playoffs next season."...
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