Sanspo.com is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have offered a contract to 22 year old Japanese player Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa is a right handed pitcher that decided not to enter the Japense baseball draft so any major league team that signs him will not have to pay a posting fee.

The Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves have also been rumored to have offered contract offers for Tazawa.

We will keep you posted if anything happens.

The Boston Red Sox shipped outfielder Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday morning. In return for Crisp, the Red Sox will be getting reliever Ramon Ramirez from the Royals.

Ramirez, went 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 71 games in 2008. He registered 70 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings. He said he first learned of the trade shortly after 8 A.M. on Wednesday morning when management from the Royals called him while he was at home in the Dominican Republic.

Crisp never got into a good rythum with the Red Sox after coming over to the team from the Cleveland Indians. With Jacoby Ellsbury slated to be the everyday centerfielder, the Red Sox had room to move Crisp and thought that Ramirez was a good enough player to make the trade.

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Boston Red Sox second basemen Dustin Pedroia has been named the winner of the 2008 American League MVP Award! Pedroia received 16 out of 28 first place votes to easily beat out runner up Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins.

Congrats to Mr. Pedroia!