My starting centerfielder is a breakfast cereal!

The Royals just traded for Coco Crisp (pictured).

What are the implications?

1.) They think they can win next year. Why else trade a good 27-year-old relief pitcher under team control until the next presidential election (Ramon Ramirez) for an outfielder with one year and an option left on his contract?

2.) This is the first in a chain of events. More dominoes have to fall.

Now the Royals have too many outfielders. I expect Mark Teahen to go, but it could be Guillen or DeJesus instead.

3.) If Dejesus stays, he’ll move to left field full-time to make room for Crisp, improving the team defense at two positions.

What would I like to happen? Move Guillen at any cost to clear payroll and a roster spot for Milton Bradley. Not only does Bradley hit better than any current Royal, but wannabe comedic hacks like myself would love an outfield reunion* of Milton Bradley and Coco Crisp. A breakfast cereal and a board game magnate in one place? Awesome.

*They played together in Cleveland in 2002-2003. No one in Cleveland seemed to notice, mostly because they had once been subjected to the comedic stylings of Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle in the same outfield.

Putting Coco Crisp and Milton Bradley back together could be the funniest baseball name duo since Cincinnati had Gookie Dawkins and Pokey Reese as its double-play combination, and certainly funnier than last season’s winner of the Cubs’ Ryan Theriot and Mark Fontenot.