Iwamura to the Padres?

"Hochi Sports has third baseman Akinori Iwamura signed, sealed and delivered to San Diego this offseason, showcasing the visit by Randy Smith to a Swallows workout facility during a rainout to watch him as well as the Padres revolvong door at third. There is also some interest from the Phillies and there might be even more interest if he was willing to switch to second base, but he has indicated that he won't do that."

This was posted on John Sickles' site...

I tried to find the original quote, but "Hoshi Sports" is a Japanese language site...