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The Royals have a new center fielder and possibly a new leadoff hitter after acquiring Coco Crisp in a Nov. 19 trade with the Boston Red Sox.
Crisp, who hit .283 with 55 runs, seven home runs, 41 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 2008, was acquired in exchange for right-hander Ramon Ramirez. The reliever was 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 71 games as a primary right-handed setup man for closer Joakim Soria.
Crisp's arrival means center fielder David DeJesus, who led the club with a .307 average, will likely shift to left. Crisp will in all likelihood replace DeJesus at the top of the order. DeJesus batted leadoff in 105 games last season. Manager Trey Hillman, however, was non-committal on the positions and where the players would hit. The Royals like Crisp's bat, speed—20...
The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. Kansas City was 12th among 14 AL teams in runs last season and added power last month, obtaining first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida.
19 Nov 2008 at 11:33am
The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday traded center fielder Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for righthanded reliever Ramon Ramirez.
19 Nov 2008 at 10:42am
The Kansas City Royals acquired center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for...
14 Nov 2008 at 5:30pm
Mike Arbuckle was hired Friday by the Kansas City Royals as senior adviser for scouting and player development, 11 days after leaving the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Arbuckle, who had been with the Phillies for 16 years, quit when assistant GM Ruben Amaro Jr. was promoted to succeed retiring GM Pat Gillick.
10 Nov 2008 at 8:39pm
Right-hander Brandon Duckworth signed a one-year contract with the Royals on Monday and was sent outright to Triple-A Omaha. Duckworth spent most of last season with Omaha but went 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts for Kansas City. The Royals said he will attend the team's major league camp this spring training.
10 Nov 2008 at 6:28pm
The Kansas City Royals signed righthander Brandon Duckworth and sent him outright to Class AAA Omaha on Monday.
3 Nov 2008 at 8:13pm
Miguel Olivo and the Royals exercised mutual contract options Monday, keeping the catcher with Kansas City. Olivo batted .255 with 12 homers, 22 doubles and 41 RBIs in 84 games this season. The Royals picked up his $2.7 million option for next year rather than pay him a $100,000 buyout. The 30-year-old Olivo could have voided the option and forfeited the buyout, but he chose to stay with the Royals.
3 Nov 2008 at 5:01pm
Miguel Olivo will be returning to the Kansas City Royals next season, as the catcher and the team exercised their mutual contract options for 2009 on Monday.
30 Oct 2008 at 7:41pm
This year's World Series will be remembered for a rain delay that caused a game to end close to 2 a.m., a quagmire that led to a suspended game and a three-inning sprint to the finish. Strange, indeed. Still, Philadelphia Phillies versus Tampa Bay Rays also had its share of exciting moments, courtesy of some remarkable young players.
30 Oct 2008 at 2:07pm
The Florida Marlins traded power-hitting first baseman Mike Jacobs on Thursday to the Kansas City Royals for relief pitcher Leo Nunez. The Marlins were shopping Jacobs because he was due a big raise in arbitration, and have plenty of options at first base. In exchange, they got a right-hander who throws in the mid-90s.
27 Oct 2008 at 7:51am
The talent-rich, but tight-fisted Florida Marlins appear to be ready to let some of their talent walk.
26 Oct 2008 at 1:36am
Schmidt, Carlton, Rose and McGraw were the big names on the one and only Phillies team to win a World Series.
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