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Sox ship Coco Crisp to KC for RP Ramirez (flag)
boston.redsox.mlb.com — The Red Sox traded CF Coco Crisp to the Royals for reliever Ramon Ramirez. Ramirez, a 27-year-old righty, went 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 71 games in 2008. He registered 70 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings.
Sox ship Coco Crisp to KC for RP Ramirez

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Thoughts on the Crisp/Ramirez Trade
The House That Dewey Built — The trade of CF Coco Crisp for Royals reliever Ramon S. Ramirez has been confirmed.  What do we make of it? Personally, my feelings on the deal are mixed, but slightly leaning towards a thumbs-up.  One one hand, the Red Sox are giving away more than they are getting in terms of pure value.  Coco Crisp might be the best defensive center fielder I’ve seen in a Red Sox uniform.  Although Coco is about average offensively, his skill set is such that he could probably be the starting CF for 12-15 MLB teams.  Not to mention, he’s relatively cheap.  Surely he has more value than a 70 inning reliever. On the other hand, they are dealing a superfluous commodity for ...

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mlb.fanhouse.com 11/20/2008 — by Jacob Wheatley-Schaller Dayton Moore's busy offseason continued on Wednesday as he made another trade , acquiring outfielder Coco Crisp from the Red Sox in exchange for reliever Ramon Ramirez . Crisp had been on the trading block for awhile, ...
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