MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Finishing up our Trade Market series, today we'll take a look at righty-relievers (those not covered in the closer post). We've already seen a few right-handed relievers dealt in Jesse Chavez and Aaron Heilman, with the latter deal more predictable. Dan Wheeler, Rays. If the Rays prefer a change at the back end of their bullpen, they could deal Wheeler and free up $4.5MM. The 32-year-old displayed...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP A common sight for Chavez as he watches another home run clear the fence. But why the increase in homers? Browse more photos » Without the Rays scouting department handing over their report on Jesse Chavez , there is only so much we can tell from the numbers. However, there is some data that might be worth noting. It could be something, but it could...
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...
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...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Tampa Bay Rays will just say "yes" when it comes to Carl Crawford's $10 million dollar option for 2010. Browse more photos » One of the first orders of business to take care of during the hot stove league is squaring away options. So far 11 options have been accepted or declined since the end of the World Series with several more looming....
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Pittsburgh, PA (AHN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates, weak at second base after trading Freddy Sanchez in July, acquired two-bagger Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday in exchange for pitcher Jesse Chavez. Apart from shipping right-hander Chavez to the Rays, no cash was reportedly involved in the deal. As a result, Iwamura, who finished his third [...]
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I have to say, I'm pretty impressed by Tampa Bay's ability to turn Akinori Iwamura into a young, cost-controllable fireballing reliever. It was essentially a done deal that Iwamura would become a free agent so Tampa could move to Ben Zobrist as a full-time second baseman (with Sean Rodriguez knocking on the door for playing time). As time was going on, I was beginning to wonder if other teams would...
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Tampa Bay sent veteran Japanese import Akinori Iwamura, the second baseman for the franchise's '08 pennant winter, to Pittsburgh for righthanded reliever Jesse Chavez.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Yesterday’s trade of Jesse Chavez for Akinori Iwamura was hardly a blockbuster. The Pirates traded a replacement level reliever for an average second baseman, filling a hole for the time being and allowing Delwyn Young to return to pinch-hitting duties. Iwamura will not turn the Pirates into a contender or transform them into a .500 [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
MLB : Pittsburgh Pirates acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay Rays — The Pittsburgh Pirates have been plugging holes after trades for years, but filling the Freddy Sanchez void proved difficult. — On Tuesday, the team agreed to acquire second baseman Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez.
Sabernomics (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
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 »»
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The biggest story of the offseason can’t be made official until the World Series is over, because god forbid we talk about anything other than the Yankees. But still it IS a pretty huge freakin’ deal when the 23rd Greatest Devil Ray Ever , Akinori Iwamura gets dealt to deepest coal-darkened Pittsburgh . In return for Iwamura, who was made expendable by the MVP-worthy season of Ben “Zorilla”...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Pirates have traded former Indy Indian Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays, in order to acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura. Chavez came to the Pirates from the Texas Rangers in July 2006, in the trade that sent P Kip Wells to Texas. The California native joined the AAA Indy Indians to [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
As expected would happen this offseason, the Akinori Iwamura has come to an end in Tampa Bay. The Rays on Tuesday sent Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. Given the context, I think that the deal makes sense for both sides. Iwamura was an excellent player for the Rays after [...]
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Jesse Chavez.
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