The Cubs' organizational meetings are in full swing in Mesa. Tom Ricketts reportedly addressed his baseball staff for the first time and will meet with Mesa officials on Wednesday to discuss possible sites for the Cubs new facilities.
A majority of the news (and rumors) around the Cubs is focused on Milton Bradley. The Cubs were rumored to be interested in a move that would have sent Bradley to the Rays for Pat Burrell and Akinori Iwamura ... but the Rays traded Iwamura on Tuesday to the Pirates for Jesse Chavez.
Here is the latest from the mill, including a tidbit from Bruce Levine that the Cubs have discussed centerfielder Rick Ankiel ...
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Via Another Cubs Blog
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November 04, 2009
See what I did there?
Anyway, WV23, who does yeoman’s work much higher up the Cubs Blog Food Chain, needs some help, because he’s taken on a Herculean task: cataloging all the hand-wringing Milton Bradley rumor mongering by Sullivan, Rogers et. al.
This should be an easy thing for us to do, seeing as it will be eminently entertaining to see the sweat drenched desperation...
Via Jorge Says No
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November 03, 2009
It looks like the Rays are on the verge of trading Akinori Iwamura, but no one seems to know the other team involved:"Just got back to New York and heard from an industry source who's not with the Rays that they are on the verge of completing a trade of 2B Akinori Iwamura.The Rays were looking to do some kind of deal since they weren't planning to pick up the $4.85-million...
Via Over The Baggy
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November 03, 2009
The first of several second base options is now off the market.
The embers of Pittsburgh’s 2008-2009 fire sale were still smoldering when on Tuesday, a day before Game 6 of the World Series, Pirates GM Neal Huntington poured out the last of his Busch Light on the pile and acquired the 30-year-old Akinori Iwamura in a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 2009 season splintered...
Via Digital Sports Daily
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November 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.
Iwamura, 30, hit .290 (67-for-231) with one home run, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases in 69 games for the Rays this season, his third in the major leagues. He missed more than three [...]
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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November 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...
Via Bugs & Cranks
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November 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...
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November 03, 2009
According to Mark Topkin, the Rays are close to completing a trade of Akinori Iwamura to an unnamed team. A more recent report from Dejan Kovacevic pegs the Pittsburgh Pirates as the potential partner. This post isn’t an analysis of that trade, because the details aren’t yet known and the topic is low-hanging [...]
Via Honest Wagner
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November 04, 2009
Jesse Chavez and his Upside traded to the Rays for playoff-minded Akinori Iwamura. Dejan breaks down some of the fallout. Still not clear if Gerut's expensive knee brace can be recycled.
Via CBSSports.com
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November 03, 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.
Via Bleacher Report
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November 04, 2009
Akinori Iwamura isn't going to make the Pirates a winning baseball team. He's a nice player, and a viable starting second baseman, provided he is healthy. His bat plays well at the position--his ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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