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The Reds almost traded for Crisp

Found November 20, 2008 on Dunn and Dunner:
PLAYERS: David DeJesus,  Coco Crisp,  Ramon Ramirez
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Kansas City Royals

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 of money for the Reds payroll. I would really love to know what the Reds were offering. Of course we will never know, but considering he was traded for Ramon Ramirez who has been pretty damn good he is still only just a reliever.

Of course this does open the window for the Royals to trade David Dejesus. He could be a pretty good target for the Reds as well.

David Dejesus 3 year stats as a lead off man
AB: 1380
AVG: .293
OBP: .366
Slug: .435
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