Center fielder Coco Crisp, whom the Red Sox intermittently shopped last winter following the emergence of Jacoby Ellsbury, is again being made available and drawing interest. One executive at the general managers meetings talked to the Sox recently estimated that “five or six” teams have shown a willingness to discuss a deal for Crisp. … The Chicago Cubs, a team periodically linked to Crisp, don’t seem as interested this time around. One Cubs official yesterday said that while Chicago does need a center fielder, the NL Central champion would prefer one with more extra-base power, citing the lack of power shown by current outfielders Reed Johnson and Kosuke Fukodome. Other teams with interest in Crisp might include the Chicago White Sox, Oakland A’s, Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres. At 29, Crisp is in the prime of his career and his remaining salary ($5.75 million in 2009, $8 million club option for 2010 or a $500,000 buyout) is hardly off-putting, even for small market teams. — Boston Herald