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If the Yankees can pry Roy Halladay loose from the Blue Jays, the ace right-hander seems to be all for shifting allegiances in the American League East.

While some writers might think decent relievers are worthy of MVP votes, I tend to disagree.

Two guys named C.J. are among the Rangers nominees for the 2009 This Year in Baseball Awards.

Nothing significant has happened on the Hot Stove because Free Agents are not able to sign with new teams for a few more days.A However, there are still rumors and rumblings swirling around.A Let's take a quick look at some of the names and developments that the Yankees are being linked to.

The World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but MLB GMs are already focusing on next season.

Heyman also points out that with Halladay seeking a big payday from whoever acquires him, the suitors for his services could quickly dwindle to the precious few big-market teams who can afford to pay him long-term. He lists the Yankees as option 1, the Red Sox as option 1A for Halladay.

"Much happier," the Yankees ' ace lefty wrote in a text message yesterday after Kansas City's Zach Greinke was named this year's AL Cy Young winner.

We now return to the business portion of the program. The Yankees were hoping all the joy associated with being a champion Yankee would motivate Johnny Damon to accept a one- or, at the most, two-year deal to return.

It is not in the Yankees' payroll, history and, thus, organizational DNA to do anything but pursue a championship year after year.

The MLBPA released the list of 210 players eligible for arbitration, though only five of them belong to the Yankees, who must decide by December 12 whether to offer them arbitration or non-tender them.

The baseball offseason is one of the great misnomers in the game. There is no offseason anymore in baseball.

Angels pitcher John Lackey could be of interest to Yankees GM Brian Cashman for 2010.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter wins his fourth career AL Gold Glove, while first baseman Mark Teixeira grabs his third.

27 is in the books, it's time for the Yankees to seek their 28th championship with the help of John Lackey and Matt Holliday , and when do Roy Halladay and Joe Mauer become free agents again? Reports out of New York, one from longtime New York Post columnist Joel Sherman , suggest the Yankees might restrict their spending this offseason and won't ...

NEW YORK - There are 36 lockers in the home clubhouse of Yankee Stadium. On Saturday, 11 of them were completely empty except for a few bare hangers, a spare cleat or two and the occasional cardboard box that once held a dozen baseballs.

The Yankees spent a total of $838,450,000 on major player acquisitions over the past two Hot Stove Leagues.

NEW YORK He waited 10 years in his native Japan and spent six more seasons in New York dreaming of becoming a world champion.

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi finds comfort in harking back to the time when his bullpen was reliable, when securing a late lead did not require calling on closer Mariano Rivera for more than an inning.

First off, we'd like to thank the New York tabloids for getting the Phillies all worked up.

A.J. Burnett was great, and the big home runs eventually arrived for the Yankees, but doesn't it always come down to Mariano Rivera? You would think they might take it easier on him as he gets older, but he just wants the ball.