Dejan Kovacevic of the Post-Gazette just tweeted that the Pirates are in talks about a trade that would send 2B Akinori Iwamura to the Bucs from Tampa Bay.
Iwamura, 30, played just 69 games in '09 due to injury, but has been a pretty consistent and solid performer for the Rays since his rookie season in 2007. He is a career .281 hitter and has a career OPS of .752.
He has one option year left on his contract that would pay him $4.25 million.
What the Pirates would have to give up for Iwamura? Hopefully not much, considering there is just 1 year left on his contract. So I am going to save all my opinions on this possible trade until I know just what we are sending to Tampa.
Also, kudos to UtesFan89, who named Iwamura as someone the Pirates would be interested in just last week.
UPDATE - 4:39 PM:
Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times is basically saying a deal is done, but we won't know what it is until later tonight when it will be tomorrow morning in Japan, where Iwamura is. That way, the Rays can let him know he's been traded before everyone else does.
UPDATE - 4:47 PM:
Deal is definitely done. As soon as we find out what it is, I will make a new post.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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