According to Brian McRae reporting for Sports Radio 810 in Kansas City, the Royals acquired Coco Crisp from the Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez. I emailed McRae to confirm, and he said, "It's a done deal." The Royals get speed and a capable center fielder, while the Red Sox receive a quality late-game reliever.(cbssportsline)
I like the move. We needed bullpen help and Ramirez could be the late inning guy that Timlin was. Last year Ramirez who is 27 years old, threw 71 innings and had a 2.64 era while striking out 70. He also isn't a free agent until 2012.
Crisp never turned out to be the player that everyone thought he could be, but pulled his weight at the end of last year and in the play-offs. This was a necessary move by the Sox.
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