Tampa Bay Rays

Rays announce staff additions

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have made several staff additions for the 2010 season.

Pittsburgh Pirates acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay Rays (MLB)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

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.

Top 10 prospects for 2010: Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles

The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Get 2010's top 10 MLB prospects for Tampa Bay and Baltimore. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

Rays Second Baseman Iwamura Heads To Bucs In Exchange For Pitcher Sanchez

The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

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 [...]

Tampa Bay Rays trade 2B Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh

OTB Sports (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The trade saves the Rays from having to pay a $650,000 on Iwamura’s contract if they didn’t pick up his option. 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 [...]

• Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Bucs for relief pitcher - SI.com
• Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates - Miami Herald
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Rays deal Aki Iwamura to Pirates for reliever

TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Jesse Chavez.

Sources: Pittsburgh Pirates acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay Rays

ESPN (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Sources say that the Pirates have agreed to acquire Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura.

Rays send Iwamura to Pirates for reliever Chavez

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The budget-conscious Tampa Bay Rays saved some money and added some promising bullpen help Tuesday night when they traded infielder Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Jesse Chavez.

Rays send Iwamura to Pirates, get bullpen help

Fox News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.

Tampa Bay Rays Continue To Buck Trends And Set New Ones; Market Exploitation 101

DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

More photos » by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP The "sign and trade" of Akinori Iwamura is another example of the Rays getting creative in order to acquire new talent. Browse more photos » It is no secret that the Tampa Bay Rays are never going to be major spenders in the free agent market like their AL East Rivals, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees . Instead,...

Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)

Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

More photos » by Gail Burton - AP about 3 hours ago: FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura throws out Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts (not shown) during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. The Rays traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009....

Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates

USA Today (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The budget-conscious Tampa Bay Rays saved some money and added some promising bullpen help Tuesday night when they traded infielder Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Jesse Chavez.

Rays send Iwamura to Pirates for reliver Chavez

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The budget-conscious Tampa Bay Rays saved some money and added some promising bullpen help Tuesday night when they traded infielder Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Jesse Chavez.

• Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates - USA Today
• Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates - Miami Herald
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Rays trade 2B Iwamura to Pirates

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.

Iwamura and Chavez

Sabernomics (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

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 »»