Crisp may ask Red Sox to trade him

Coco Crisp may ask the Boston Red Sox to trade him if he's going to be on the bench next season. Though the Red Sox say there will be a competition between Crisp and young outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, Crisp thinks he sees the writing on the wall.

“I would honestly rather be somewhere else and play than be on the bench,” he said. “But I’ll take whatever comes and deal with it and no knock against Boston. I love the fans. They treated me well.”

There could be a few teams that are still looking for outfield help that could be interested in Crisp, but according to manager Terry Francona, “We want Coco on our team,” Francona said. “We have two good center fielders.”

Red Sox up their offer for Santana

As of last night, it looked like the Yankees have the best offer on the table, but now ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that the Red Sox have upped their offer, informing the Twins that they will offer Jacoby Ellsbury in their deal for Santana, but will not offer Lester in the same package.

Meanwhile, Olney also reports that the Yankees may pull their deal off the table before the end of the day if no agreement is reached between them and the Twins, meaning it could be the Red Sox that are able to acquire Santana, which would be a HUGE blow to the Yankees.