TEAMS:
Tampa Bay Rays,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
San Francisco Giants,
Arizona Diamondbacks
PLAYERS: Akinori Iwamura, Jesse Chavez, Freddy Sanchez, Delwyn Young, Ben Zobrist
PLAYERS: Akinori Iwamura, Jesse Chavez, Freddy Sanchez, Delwyn Young, Ben Zobrist
The Pirates made somewhat of a splash today, trading pitcher Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays for 2B Akinori Iwamura. Iwamura, who hit .290/.355/.390 last season, is signed through 2010 and is due to make $4.85 million next year. He suffered a partially torn ACL on May 22 last season but was back in the lineup by August 29.The 30-year-old Iwamura doesn't seem to fit the Neal Huntington philosophy of cheap, controllable labor, but he brings good value to the table and will probably be lo...
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