Red Sox sign Crisp to three year extension

It's funny how things change. When the current ownership started here in Boston, they refused to negotiate during the season (or, was that their excuse for not negotiating with certain players?)

Now they've finalized the contracts of Ortiz and Crisp two weeks into the season. Maybe they've changed the rules, or perhaps they simply wanted to finish what they started in the off season.

Crisp signed a three extension with a club option for 2010. His contract was set to expire at the end of the year.