Crisp, The Homerun King

Crisp has had a rough go at it since coming to Boston. He struggled mightily last season, while battling injury, and this season has not been able to hit much of anything. With his future with the team in jeopardy, Crisp has responded. The last week his line has been .522/.560/.957. All those numbers are great, but the power, wow. I always thought he could hit 15-20 home runs, but 3 in one week is way above any of my expectations.

The reason's why his success appears to be more than just water leveling or something supernatural.

Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp put in some extra work before the game with hitting coach Dave Magadan. The centerfielder has been looking to eliminate unnecessary "movement" from his stance and stand taller in the batter's box, Francona said.

Lets hope this is more than just a hot week. While I love Pena and think Ellsbury can be an above-average center fielder some day, i don't believe that either are right for the job this season. Ellsbury needs a full season at Pawtucket and Pena needs to play the corner outfield positions. He is far to great of a defensive liability for center. I think whether or not he keeps this up we have to ride him for the rest of the year. He has no trade value and no great replacement. Hopefully he has turned the corner. The defense has always been there, maybe the bat has caught up.