Akinori Iwamura

Here is the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. – Justin Masterson could be a target for the Boston Red Sox. – The current 20-game stretch for the Cleveland Indians could indicate whether the Indians will make a trade deal at the deadline. “It’s not a matter of money. It’s a matter of not giving [...]

Kazuo Matsui (Kaz) will be leaving the states and returning to Japan to play for the Rakuten Eagles, this according to the Denver Post.  The switch hitting Matsui played seven season in the majors from 2004-2010, which included stints with the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros. Matsui was waived by the [...]

On Saturday, November 13, it was reported that infielder Akinori Iwamura will return to Japan for the 2011 season. According to Sanspo (via NPB Tracker’s Patrick Newman), Rakuten has a basic agreement with Iwamura. Newman adds that the deal is two-years, 400 million yen ($4.8 million USD) as reported by Sanspo while Sports Hochi says [...]

According to NPB Tracker’s Patrick Newman, Byung-Hyun Kim will receive a tryout with the Japanese team Rakuten Golden Eagles. Kim is described as a submarine pitcher was last in the majors in 2007 when he pitched for the Colorado Rockies.  Kim received an invite to the Giants spring training this season but only made one [...]

According to Digital Sports Daily’s John Saban the Nationals have declined second baseman Adam Kennedy‘ option. The Nationals opted to buy out the contract for $500,000 instead of pay the 11-year veteran the $2 million he was due in 2011. The Washington Post’s Adam Kilgore reports that several Nationals’ player have filed for free [...]

According to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser, the Oakland Athletics have released infielder Akinori Iwamura. The A’s signed Iwamura on September 12. Iwamura had been designated twice this season for assignment.  He was originally designated for assignment on June 16th.  Iwamura was then designated again designated on September 6, and was then unconditionally released shortly [...]

According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, the A’s have signed Akinori Iwamura .  The move was recently confirmed by A’s assistant GM David Forst. Iwamura had been designated twice this season for assignment.  He was originally designated for assignment on June 16th.  Iwamura was then designated again designated this past Monday [...]

According to a tweet by Rob Biertempfel of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Pirates have unconditionally released infielder Akinori Iwamura. In a separate move, catcher Erik Kratz has cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis. Both Iwamura and Kratz were designated for assignment by the Pirates earlier this week. Iwamura, 30, was hitting .182/.292/.267 in 54 games [...]

According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates have designated second baseman Akinori Iwamura and catcher Erik Kratz for assignment. In separate moves, the team recalled outfielder Alex Presley, outfielder Brandon Moss, shortstop Pedro Ciriaco, catcher Jason Jaramillo, right-handed pitcher Brad Lincoln, left-handed pitcher Justin Thomas, right-handed pitcher Brian Bass and right-handed pitcher Steven [...]

6/22 19:04: Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says the Pirates are optioning Akinori Iwamura to Triple-A Indianapolis. They could not find a suitable trade for Iwamura. He will report to Indianapolis on Friday. 6/21 11:48: Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington said, “a handful of clubs have expressed some level of interest” in trading for Akinor Iwamura. Many [...]