ptenjoy | Rays land Chavez in Iwamura deal

Rays land Chavez in Iwamura deal

04 November, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have traded Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez. The deal was finalized Tuesday morning, but the announcement wasn't made until Tuesday night after the Rays were able to contact Iwamura in Japan once the sun had risen. The deal was of the sign-and-trade variety as the Rays held a $4.85 million club option on Iwamura for 2010. Rather than pay the $550,000 buyout, which would have made Iwamura a free agent, the Rays exercised the option and traded their second baseman to the Pirates. Nightfall Ugg Boots Chavez, 26, went 1-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 73 appearances during his rookie season with the Pirates in 2009. Rays fans will never forget the moment just over a year ago in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series when Iwamura stabbed Jed Lowrie's bad-hop grounder, had a moment of indecision about whether to flip the ball to shortstop Jason Bartlett, then headed to second base. Once his foot touched the bag for the forceout, the Rays were headed to the World Series. Jordan IX sneaker That postseason highlight provided by Iwamura was one of the many he delivered during his three-year stint with the Rays. During those three years, Iwamura played third base and second base, hitting .281 with 14 home runs and 104 RBIs in 344 games. Iwamura saw his 2009 season shortened by an injury that occurred in an Interleague game with the Marlins when Chris Coghlan of the Marlins barreled into him at second base. Iwamura was taking a throw from pitcher Dan Wheeler and had his foot planted on the bag when Coghlan slid into him. He was taken off the field on a cart and was on crutches following the game having suffered an injury that required surgery to his left knee. Iwamura returned for the last month of the season to finish with a .290 batting average, one home run and 22 RBIs. Reaching across the Pacific Ocean in December of 2006 for help, the Rays signed Iwamura to a three-year contract worth a guaranteed $7.7 million with a club option for a fourth year at $4.25 million. Short Metallic Ugg Boots In November of 2006, the Rays won negotiating rights to Iwamura through the posting system that enables Japanese players to play in the United States with a high bid of $4.5 million -- paid to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows -- that topped bids by the Indians and Padres. Iwamura, 30, made $1.8 million in 2007, $2.4 million in 2008, and $3.25 million in 2009. The club had a $4.25 million option for the 2010 season or a $250,000 buyout. The contract also had escalating bonuses based on plate appearances in the first three years. Ugg Classic Short Iwamura was a five-time All-Star and six-time Gold Glove recipient with the Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League, where he had a .300 career average with 188 home runs and 570 RBIs in eight seasons. He hit at least 30 home runs and batted .300 or better in each of his final three seasons in Japan, setting a Yakult record for most home runs by a Japanese native with 44 in 2004. In 2006 he played in a career-high 145 games and batted .311, fifth best in the Central League.

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