The Minnesota Twins may be on the verge of completing a major deal to improve the infield for 2010 and beyond.
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Mark Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times is reporting that the Rays are close to dealing second baseman Akinori Iwamura to an undisclosed team.
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Recent speculation has the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers as the two front-runners to acquire IwamuraÆs services, but TopkinÆs source has stated that it is a different, more ôunexpected teamö that has emerged for the services of Iwamura.
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It is quite possible that the Twins are that ôunexpected teamö that has entered the market for IwamuraÆs services.
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Earlier this offseason I pegged Iwamura, 30, as a potential candidate to help plug holes for ...
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