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Rays Trade Iwamura To Pittsburgh

3rd November, 2009 - 7:11 pm

RealGM Staff Report - The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have acquired infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jesse Chavez. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington.

 

The 30-year-old Iwamura, who was a nine-year veteran of the Japanese Central League while playing with Yakult from 1998

to 2006, spent the last three seasons playing with Tampa Bay. He was converted from a third baseman to a second baseman following the 2007 campaign and went on to make 152 appearances at second base for the American League champion

Rays in 2008.

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QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 4, 2009 -> 08:44 AM)
I thought players couldnt be traded until after the World Series.

Normally Major League Baseball will suppress the announcement of trades during the World Series - they don't want anything taking attention away from the games - but it's perfectly legal to make a deal.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 4, 2009 -> 11:27 AM)
And because Zobrist is just fine at 2B.

Yep, Rays had no use for Iwamura. Financially they save money and we'll see what the Rays do with it. they also saved a ton when they moved Kazmir and if there pitching recoups they should be just fine to make another run next year.

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QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 4, 2009 -> 11:23 AM)
Normally Major League Baseball will suppress the announcement of trades during the World Series - they don't want anything taking attention away from the games - but it's perfectly legal to make a deal.

 

Unless your name is Alex Rodriguez.

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