Coco Crisp traded to the Royals for Ramon Ramirez
RED SOX ACQUIRE RIGHTHANDED PITCHER RAMON RAMIREZ FROM
The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.
The 27-year-old spent the entire 2008 season with the Royals, going 3-2 with one save and a 2.64 ERA. He ranked among American League relievers with 21 holds (T7th), 71.2 innings (11th), 70 strikeouts (13th) and 71 appearances (10th), the 10th-highest total in Royals history.
He limited righthanded opponents to a .153 batting average, lowest in the A.L. and third in the majors among pitchers with at least 50 games. Only the Cubs' Carlos Marmol (.103) and
Ramirez is 9-7 with one save, a 3.62 ERA and 146 strikeouts in 156.2 innings in 154 major league relief outings with
Crisp batted .283 with 7 home runs and 41 RBI in 118 games for the Red Sox in 2008. He stole 20 or more bases in each of his three seasons with
RAMON RAMIREZ--2008 AND MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER STATS
Team W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
2008--Royals 3-2 2.64 71 0 1 71.2 57 23 21 31 70
ML Career 9-7 3.62 154 0 1 156.2 136 67 63 64 146
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