The Kansas City Royals today announced that the team has acquired center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for right-handed pitcher Ramon Ramirez. "We're delighted to have Coco join the Royals organization," Royals Senior Vice President-Baseball Operations/General Manager Dayton Moore said.? "He is a championship-caliber player who will help this team in a number of ways as we move forward.? We'd like to wish Ramon Ramirez nothing but the best.? He performed extremely well for us last year as a key component of our bullpen and he will be missed."