Sox Give Crisp the Royal Flush

Radio station 810 WHB in Kansas City is reporting that the Red Sox have traded outfielder Coco Crisp to the Royals for reliever Ramon Ramirez. It was anticipated that Crisp would be moved for a reliever to allow Justin Masterson to move back into the starting rotation.

This could also lead to more movement in KC, where center fielder David DeJesus has been the subject of trade rumors the past two seasons. If so, you have to figure the Yankees may be interested.