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Akinori Iwamura 2BRays

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
4	1755	.267	.345	.375	.259	3.7

Birth Date	2-9-1979
Height	5' 9"
Weight	200 lbs

Bats	L
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2007	TBA	28	123	559	491	82	140	21	10	7	202	58	114	1	5	4	34	12	8	.285	.359	.411	.266	26.4	-0.7	2.6
2008	TBA	29	152	707	627	91	172	30	9	6	238	70	131	4	3	3	48	8	6	.274	.349	.380	.265	20.1	-6.3	1.4
2009	TBA	30	69	260	231	28	67	16	2	1	90	24	44	1	3	1	22	9	1	.290	.355	.390	.268	10.6	-3.7	0.7
2010	OAK	31	10	36	31	3	4	1	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	4	0	0	.129	.250	.161	.196	-1.0	-1.6	-0.3
2010	PIT	31	54	193	165	18	30	6	1	2	44	26	31	0	1	1	9	3	1	.182	.292	.267	.217	-3.9	-3.2	-0.7
Career			408	1755	1545	222	413	74	22	16	579	183	330	6	12	9	117	32	16	.267	.345	.375	.259	52.4	-15.5	3.7

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2007	TBA	MLB	123	559	.266	.265	.327	.414	.000	.355	104	3.9	16.1	2.1	-0.7	1.3	26.4	2.6	26.4	2.6
2008	TBA	MLB	152	707	.265	.264	.325	.410	.000	.337	101	3.4	20.2	-0.9	-6.3	0.4	20.1	1.4	20.1	1.4
2009	TBA	MLB	69	260	.268	.260	.322	.413	.000	.349	100	2.1	7.5	-0.3	-3.7	0.3	10.6	0.7	10.6	0.7
2009	DUR	AAA	11	42	.282	.273	.332	.409	.000	.385	104	1	1.2	-0.4	-0.7	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	OAK	MLB	10	36	.196	.268	.324	.420	.000	.190	96	-2.3	1.0	0.1	-1.6	-0.0	-1.0	-0.3	-1.0	-0.3
2010	PIT	MLB	54	193	.217	.253	.314	.398	.000	.211	102	-8.4	5.4	-0.2	-3.2	-1.0	-3.9	-0.7	-3.9	-0.7
2010	IND	AAA	50	203	.281	.269	.333	.425	.000	.312	106	4.9	5.7	0.6	-0.4	-2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		1755	.259	.263	.324	.410	.256	.328	102	-1.3	47.8	0.8	-14.6	0.9	52.4	3.7	52.4	3.7

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2007	TBA	MLB	559	82	140	21	10	7	34	58	114	12	8	.285	.359	.411	.126	.266	26.4	-0.7	2.6
2008	TBA	MLB	707	91	172	30	9	6	48	70	131	8	6	.274	.349	.380	.105	.265	20.1	-6.3	1.4
2009	DUR	AAA	42	9	10	3	0	0	2	9	7	0	0	.303	.452	.394	.091	.282	0.0	-0.7	0.0
2009	TBA	MLB	260	28	67	16	2	1	22	24	44	9	1	.290	.355	.390	.100	.268	10.6	-3.7	0.7
2010	IND	AAA	203	26	43	10	1	3	16	38	32	0	2	.264	.406	.393	.129	.281	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2010	OAK	MLB	36	3	4	1	0	0	4	5	10	0	0	.129	.250	.161	.032	.196	-1.0	-1.6	-0.3
2010	PIT	MLB	193	18	30	6	1	2	9	26	31	3	1	.182	.292	.267	.085	.217	-3.9	-3.2	-0.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2010-07-29	2010-08-07	Minors	9	0		Head	Concussion		-
2010-05-16	2010-05-22	DTD	6	6		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-09-04	2009-09-05	DTD	1	1	Left	Ankle	Soreness		-
2009-05-25	2009-08-29	60-DL	96	81	Right	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2009-06-15
2008-03-21	2008-03-23	Camp	2	0		Low Back	Spasms		-
2007-06-03	2007-06-08	DTD	5	5	Left	Face	Laceration	Above Eye	-
2007-04-24	2007-05-28	15-DL	34	29	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2007-04-18	2007-04-20	DTD	2	1		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2011		$
2010	PIT, OAK	$4,850,000
2009	TBA	$3,250,000
2008	TBA	$2,400,000
2007	TBA	$1,800,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$12,300,000
4 yr	Total	$12,300,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y	Alan Nero	3 yr/$7.7M (07-09)+10 cl opt

Details

acquired in trade from TB 11/4/09 (Jesse Chavez)
signed 12/06, 3 year/$7.7M (07-09), 07:$1.8M, 08:$2.4M, 09:$3.25M, 10:$4.25M club option $0.25M buyout
escalator based on plate appearances 07-09 may increase 10 option to $5.25M/$0.75M buyout
must sign extension by end of contract or released, bec FA bef 6 years srv
to donate $0.1M to Rays charity
TB pd $4.55M to Yakult for rt to neg 11/06
posted Yakult of Japan 11/06

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Overthinking It: Defending to the Crown	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-09
Painting the Black: The Surprise From Japan	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-23
Transaction Analysis: Notable NRI: AL East	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-01
The Asian Equation: Finding Relief from NPB	Michael Street	2011-08-04
Spinning Yarn: A Zone of Their Own	Mike Fast	2011-07-20
The Asian Equation: The Futile Quest for the Next Ichiro	Michael Street	2011-06-08
The Asian Equation: The Roots of the Posting System	Michael Street	2011-04-13
BP Unfiltered: Japan Earthquake Baseball News	Neil deMause	2011-03-11
Prospectus Q&A: Coco Crisp	David Laurila	2011-02-25
The BP Broadside: Genius + Zobrist = Maddon	Steven Goldman	2011-02-23
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Second Base	Marc Normandin	2011-01-10
Transaction Analysis: Western Divisions Backfill	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-20
GM for a Day: Los Angeles Dodgers	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-01
Transaction Action: Reds and 'Stros, Brewers and Bucs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Fantasy Beat: Pirates Deserve Your Fantasy Attention	Marc Normandin	2010-08-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains Afield	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-16
Top 10 Week: The Super Surgeons	Will Carroll	2010-06-30
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-23
Under The Knife: Gain a Pitcher, Lose a Pitcher	Will Carroll	2010-06-16
Under The Knife: Happy Returns?	Will Carroll	2010-06-15
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-06-15
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-10
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-25
Prospectus Hit List: Blowing Up	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-05-11
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-07
Fantasy Beat: Lineup Shuffles	Craig Brown	2010-04-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-04-27
Game Story: Brewers at Pirates	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-04-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-04-13
Fantasy Focus: Stolen-base Redux	Marc Normandin	2010-04-09
Prospectus Hit List: NL Pre-Season Edition	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-04
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Steal This Post	Craig Brown	2010-03-29
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Will Carroll	2010-03-25
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Team Health Reports: Pittsburgh Pirates	Will Carroll	2010-02-25
Contractual Matters: NL Central	Jeff Euston	2010-02-24
Fantasy Focus: Second Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-23
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL East Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-12
Fantasy Focus: NL Experts Auction Draft	Marc Normandin	2010-02-12
On the Beat: Righting The Ship	John Perrotto	2010-02-07
Transaction Analysis: NL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-15
Transaction Analysis: AL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-13
Fantasy Focus: Second Base Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2009-12-04
The Week In Quotes: November 23-29	Alex Carnevale	2009-11-30
Checking the Numbers: Detecting Discipline	Eric Seidman	2009-11-06
Transaction Action: A Teahen Scandal?	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-05
Transaction Action: Backwater Piracy and Sabeanesque Splurges	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-04
Prospectus Q&A: Jason Bartlett	David Laurila	2009-10-25
Transaction Action: Roster Tweaks	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Ranger Gains	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-30
Transaction Action: Final Answers	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-01
Under The Knife: Thinking Big	Will Carroll	2009-09-01
Transaction Action: Waivers Deadline Dealing	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-31
Under The Knife: Repeaters	Will Carroll	2009-08-24
Prospectus Today: Shining Light on the Rays	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-26
Prospectus Today: The Better Half	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-17
Under The Knife: Pushing the Envelope?	Will Carroll	2009-06-30
Under The Knife: Aces Down	Will Carroll	2009-06-25
Under The Knife: Progress Reports	Will Carroll	2009-06-23
Prospectus Hit List: Shuffling the Deck	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Museum of Small-Sample Split Oddities	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-10
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Prospectus Hit List: Going Places	Marc Normandin	2009-05-29
Under The Knife: Stacking Up	Will Carroll	2009-05-27
On the Beat: Bouncing Back	John Perrotto	2009-05-27
Fantasy Beat: Bench Players	Marc Normandin	2009-05-26
Under The Knife: Rays of Gloom?	Will Carroll	2009-05-25
Prospectus Idol Entry: Idol Fielding	Tyler Hissey	2009-05-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: Pair Up in Threes	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-30
On the Beat: Cooper's Optimism	John Perrotto	2009-04-19
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-26
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-24
Getting Defensive: Adventures in Team Fielding	Ben Lindbergh	2009-02-24
Transaction of the Day: Pat Burrell	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-06
On the Beat: Honeymoons and Divorces	John Perrotto	2008-11-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Balance	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-30
On the Beat: The Longest Game	John Perrotto	2008-10-30
Prospectus Today: The Champions	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Tale of Two Right Fielders	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-24
Prospectus Today: Advantage Acquired	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-23
On the Beat: World Series Game One	John Perrotto	2008-10-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Revisiting Those Rays of Hope	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-22
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
World Series Prospectus: Rays versus Phillies	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
On the Beat: ALCS Game Seven	John Perrotto	2008-10-20
Prospectus Today: A Stathead Considers Chemistry	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-17
On the Beat: Notes on ALCS Game Two	John Perrotto	2008-10-12
On the Beat: The Matsuzaka Watch	John Perrotto	2008-10-11
Playoff Diary: ALDS Game Four, Rays versus Sox	Christina Kahrl	2008-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: White Sox versus Rays	Nate Silver	2008-10-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Park Adjusted Defensive Efficiency	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-20
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-15
Prospectus Today: Rays of Enlightenment	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-02
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-30
Prospectus Q&A: Tom Foley	David Laurila	2008-06-22
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-19
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: Overstating Those Rays of Hope	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-16
Every Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made It	John Perrotto	2008-04-06
The Week In Quotes: March 10-16	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-17
Prospectus Matchups: The 2008 Prospectus Matchups Contest	Jim Baker	2008-03-14
The Rising Rays: A Promising Season Begins	John Perrotto	2008-03-05
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Will Carroll	2008-02-21
The Week In Quotes: The Capitol Hill Showdown	Alex Carnevale	2008-02-18
Prospectus Matchups: The Dawn of the Rays	Jim Baker	2008-02-15
Fantasy Beat: PECOTA Breakouts	Marc Normandin	2008-02-13
Building a Better Bullpen: The Rays' 2008 Relief Corps	Caleb Peiffer	2008-02-06
Transaction Analysis: Dodging the Arbitrator	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-21
Transaction of the Day: AL East	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-23
Future Shock: Rays Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-12-18
6-4-3: Value Over Jack Cust	Gary Huckabay	2007-12-17
Prospectus Challenge: Who Won Yesterday's Trade?	Joe Sheehan	2007-11-29
Prospectus Challenge: Who Won Yesterday's Trade?	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-29
Nippon Prospectus: Potential Free Agent Imports	Mike Plugh	2007-11-15
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL East	Nate Silver	2007-10-30
Prospectus Matchups: VORP Leaders	Jim Baker	2007-09-25
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-10
Prospectus Matchups: Los Olvidados	Jim Baker	2007-08-07
Prospectus Hit List: Down From Olympos	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-01
Under The Knife: Marshall's Law	Will Carroll	2007-05-11
Prospectus Hit List: Bunches of Bunching	Jay Jaffe	2007-04-27
Under The Knife: Norm!	Will Carroll	2007-04-24
Protrade Market Movers: The Ten Most Volatile Players--Week of April 13th, 2007	Jeff Ma	2007-04-13
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-09
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Third Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-20
Positional Health Reports: Third Basemen	Will Carroll	2007-02-19
Prospectus Matchups: The Third Annual Transient All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-02-16
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Prospects, Introduction	Nate Silver	2007-02-01

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-03-08 14:00:00	Is Nishioka going to be worth a good hard look to be fantasy worthy? (Will from Kentucky)	He's certainly worth a look but outside of Ichiro and (to a lesser extent Hideki Matsui) how many Japanese players have lived up to expectations? I'm sure it's an unfair comparison, but when I read about Nishioka and look at his stats, I can't help but be reminded of guys like Akinori Iwamura and Kaz Matsui. Both were decent for a short period of time, but neither came close to living up to their advance billing. (Cory Schwartz)
2008-03-18 17:00:00	Akinori Iwamura has a 95% Improve and a 95% Breakout rate... what in the world could that mean? "Super-Aki?" (themcneills from Denver Westin)	Yes, a man who destroys planets merely with his thoughts. (Jim Baker)
2008-03-17 12:00:00	Akinori Iwamura is better than his '07 numbers, right? I recently drafted him in my league and will be slotting him at the MI position once he gains eligiblity. I am hoping for 10-15 HRs & Steals with 100 Runs. Am I crazy? (Eric from Tampa)	I don't think you are crazy. (Mike Siano)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Random fact #4: According to the Rays media guide, Akinori Iwamura uses an alligator skin glove and owns a toy poodle named "Nuts." (David Laurila)

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