Crisp to Royals?

By Gary ArmidaIt is never wise to judge a team's moves at the very beginning of the hot stove season. Sometimes, a team will make a trade as a precursor to another trade. It is only after the next trade (or two), that the true rationale is shown. It is difficult to withhold judgment, but [...]

The Red Sox said good-bye to outfielder Coco Crisp yesterday in a trade for relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez.Ramirez, a 27-year-old righty, was 3-2 in 2008 with a 2.64 ERA in 71 games. He struckout 70 in 71 2/3 innings. Boston desperately needs to bridge the gap between long relief and the ninth ...

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 [...]

Ramon Ramirez had some good success in his month long stint with the Reds as he posted a 2.67 ERA in 27 innings over a 5 game stretch including 4 starts. He struck out 21 batters and walked 11. Lets take a quick look at the movement and types of pitches he threw last season [...]

Straight from Walt Jocketty's mouth via John Fay:"We were close," he said. "I thought we had a shot. Obviously, it didn't happen."I can't make up my mind if Coco Crisp would have been a good addition or not. Rumors of him being a clubhouse cancer, pretty much was the main reason for a the Devil Rays/Boston fight earlier this year, and he makes a lot...

The Boston Red Sox announced today that Coco Crisp has been flung into the deepest pits of fiery Hades traded to Kansas City for reliever Ramon Ramirez. The switch-hitting Crisp fell to his knees and shook his fists at the heavens, cursing almighty God said he looked forward to a new beginning. "Sweet bearded Jesus, what [...]

With Justin Lehr gone to Korea there is now a rotation spot open in Louisville. The Bats already replaced Lehr's roster spot with Ramon Ramirez which is odd considering he spent a lot of last year as a reliever and he's not exactly having a good season this year posting a 4.74 era in 9 games as a starter. Id have to imagine that he's not going to AAA to be a starter so that leaves...

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Royals may pursue free agent reliever Kyle Farnsworth. Farnsworth, who is from Wichita, is the type of reliever the Royals need. They traded away Leo Nunez and Ramon Ramirez, and need to bring in a setup man to bridge the gap between the middle innings and Joakim Soria. Farnsworth was 2-3 with a 4.48 ERA in 61 games for for the Tigers and Yankees,...

According to MLB.com, the Red Sox have traded Coco Crisp to the Royals for pitcher Ramon Ramirez. The Red Sox have been trying to deal Crisp for nearly two seasons now, and land a solid reliever in return. Crisp hit .283 in 118 games for the Red Sox, with 7 HR and 41 RBIs while Ramirez went 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 71 games. At this point, the Royals do not have room for him, so they...

According to the Boston Globe, Ramon Ramirez could be dealt in another trade to help the Red Sox land a catcher. With that said, the Diamondbacks could be a suitor for Ramirez to help fill the void that was once taken by Juan Cruz, who will likely leave as a free agent. The Diamondbacks have a young, promising catcher in Miguel Montero, and could trade Montero in exchange for Ramirez...

Season Wrap Up For many other teams, posting a 75 win season isn't exactly a cause for excitement, but for the first time in a while, the Royals were able to dig themselves out of the bottom spot in the American League Central. They finished fourth, but some improvement is better than none. The good thing for the Royals is that much of their talent that they have accrued over...

Will Smith and Tony Romo... doin' it for the kids. [HS Game Time Blog] Coco Crisp is going to have to stay crispy in Kansas City. [Boston.com] Mormon pole dancing? Whatever you say, boss. [Drunken Stepfather] Stephen Curry likes to shoot, likes the ladies... [Busted Coverage] Jennifer Stano can ...

John Fay reports that Dusty Baker has these guys listed as candidates for the #5 rotation Homer Bailey, Micah Owings, Ramon Ramirez, Daryl Thompson, Nick Masset, Sam Lecure, Matt Maloney, Ben Jukich, Pedro Viola, James Avery and Jordan I personally think the competition stops after ...

The Coco Crisp experiment officially ended today with the Red Sox making a nice move to pick up power reliever Ramon Ramirez from Kansas City.There are already reactions all around the league and in the local media:Peter Gammons agrees with the move, saying both clubs benefited with the Red Sox ...

explanation of rankings and other team previews 2008 Record: Offseason Additions: Coco Crisp, Mike Jacobs, Kyle Offseason Subtractions: Ramon Ramirez, Mark Ranks Line-Up - Rotation - Bullpen - Defense - 5th tier (out of ...