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BOSTON, Mass. (TSC) a?" A surprisingly upbeat Coco Crisp walked out of Red Sox GM Theo Epstein's office Wednesday morning with news that the outfielder had been traded to the Kansas City Royals a?" taking Epstein by a pleasant surprise.
After all, Epstein spent hours developing a plan to elaborately break the trade news to Crisp [...]
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