The results are in and Zack Greinke is your 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner. CC Sabathia finished fourth with 13 points - 7 third place votes and 2 for second place.

Beyond Greinke with 134 points, the other pitchers to receive votes were Felix Hernandez (80), Justin Verlander (14) and Roy Halladay (11).

Brian Cashman told George A. King III of the Post that the team was "nowhere" when it came to bringing back Joe Girardi's coaches. The only one under contract is Kevin Long, who is signed through next season.

Pitching coach Dave Eiland, third base coach Rob Thomson, bench coach Tony Pena, first base coach Mick Kelleher and bullpen coach Mike Harkey all find themselves free agents. "We would love to have all of them back under the proper circumstances," Cashman said.

Given how early it is in the whole process, this isn't terribly surprising. Tony Pena may receive managerial consideration if a post opens somewhere, but beyond that, I expect most of them will be back.

As an aside, King's article closes with both Cashman and Derek Jeter's agent Casey Close saying that there have been no talks about extending the Captain's contract.

Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball has the full list of arbitration eligible players announced by the MLBPA on Thursday. Five Yankees appear and they are Brian Bruney, Melky Cabrera, Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Chien-Ming Wang.

Let's tackle them in reverse. We've heard suggestions that the Yankees might decline to offer Wang arbitration and instead try to bring him back on a one year deal with a smaller base, but with incentives.

Earlier this week, Joel Sherman of the Post reported that the team planned to bring back Gaudin and Mitre. The question with Mitre is really his option of $1.25 million and whether or not the team will pick it up or try to negotiate with him. But, if they want him, I imagine it'll be a formality.

We haven't heard much about Melky but that's because there isn't much to say. He'll get a nice raise from his $1.4 million dollar salary in 2009.

Finally, we have Bruney. Sherman noted that the team planned to tender him, as well. The overall message here is definitely pitching depth. Bringing back all of these low priced options will give the team more parts to play with as they construct the 2010 pitching staff.

For more analysis, check out Ben Kabak at River Ave. Blues and Mark Feinsand of the Daily News.

Torre Happy for Yankees: Speaking from his annual Safe at Home Foundation gala, Joe Torre told the Post that he was "real pleased" for the Yankees and their World Series victory. Mariano Rivera was honored at the gala.

Jeter Collects $100,000 Check for Charity: Before the season, Derek Jeter and David Wright of the Mets agreed to a charity challenge of sorts: Delta would give $100,000 to the charity of the player who had the higher batting average. Jeter hit .334 and Wright hit .307, so the big check goes to the Captain, reports MLB.com's Tom Britton. But, Delta also presented a $50,000 check to Wright's charity, too.

Martin on the Veterans Committee Ballot: Finally, the AP reports that Billy Martin will be included on the 10 person manager and umpire ballot that the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee will consider for election into Baseball's Hall of Fame. The voting results will be announced on December 7.

Innings Limits for Joba and Phil: Ben Kabak of River Ave. Blues pointed out a snippet that I missed in Chad Jennings post about Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes: Brian Cashman told him that the duo would not have significant innings limits. They've paid their dues and this flexibility can only be a good thing for both the rotation and the pen.

Arn Tellem for Matsui '10: Hideki Matsui's agent, Arn Tellem, has taken to the Huffington Post to extol the virtues of the great slugger from Japan. I think it's a generally agreeable piece. I love Matsui. I don't know that I'd call him an "ageless talent," but he's a great player and a guy that you can't really help but root for. Via Ben again.

Sabathia and Halladay?: Jon Heyman of SI.com, without offering a source, says that the Yankees will ask about Roy Halladay. This comes after new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos said that he'd be open to trading within the division. Via (who else?) Ben.

Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira have chosen to receive Silver Slugger Awards for their 2009 season, honoring them as the top offensive producers at their respective positions in the American League. It's Jeter's fourth and Teixeira's third.

This comes just a couple of days after the pair collected Gold Glove Awards. The trophy case grows.

On a Jeter related note, check out these photos from the Daily News of Jeter appearing as a panhandler in an upcoming film, "The Other Guys," which will feature Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, among others.

Andy Soltis and Mike Puma at the Post report that former Yankees closer John Wetteland was taken to the hospital on Thursday night after a frantic call thought to be from his wife. They quote a police office as saying that there was concern that he might be suicidal.

Wetteland has released a statement and says that everything is OK:


Good to hear. Hopefully everything is sorted. He'll be in our thoughts.

Curtis Granderson: Joel Sherman at the Post reports that an NL executive told the paper that the Tigers have made it clear that center fielder Curtis Granderson could be available for the right offer. Sherman says that it's "likely" the Yankees will pursue him. He mentions a package including Austin Jackson. I think I will pass on that.

Brian Bruney: In the same report, Sherman says that the Yanks plan to tender Brian Bruney, which will probably lead to him making around $1.5 million after the arbitration dust settles.

Kei Igawa: Finally, Sherman mentions that the team has received "strong inquiries" from Japan regarding Kei Igawa, who the Yankees have under contract for another 2 yeas at $4 million per. But, Igawa has indicated that he wants to stay.

Freddy Guzman and Josh Towers: Chad Jennings reports that Guzman and Towers have elected for free agency. As such, they are now off the 40-man roster.

Juan Miranda and Edwar Ramirez: Jennings also says that Brian Cashman confirmed that the team has fourth options on Miranda and Ramirez. They can both be sent down to the Minors in 2010.

John Lackey: Jon Heyman quotes a league source as saying that the Yankees are keeping an eye on Lackey. However, Cashman says that the team had yet to meet with anyone, as of Tuesday evening. Via Ben Kabak.

Johnny Damon: Scott Boras has come out with many superlatives to describe Damon. Basically they are true. But, he implies that the Yankees should consider Damon similar to how they consider Derek Jeter, which isn't happening.

Chien-Ming Wang: Joel Sherman spoke with Wang's agent, who told him that Dr. James Andrews gave Wang the OK to throw on December 1, suggesting the sinker baller could be good to go come April or May. Yankees doctors have yet to examine him. Because of the Yankee marketability, the writer suggests that Wang may be OK with taking a low base salary with incentives, so that he can make the most endorsement bucks over in Taiwan.

Sergio Mitre and Chad Gaudin: More from Sherman: the team is planning to bring back both Mitre and Gaudin. Mitre has a team option of $1.25 million, but even if they turn that down, they want him to stay in pinstripes, thinking he could improve another year removed from his Tommy John surgery. Via Mark Polishuk.

MLB.com's Tom Singer reports on the 2009 American League Gold Glove Award winners, announced today. Derek Jeter picked up his fourth, becoming the second oldest player to win the award at the shortstop position. Mark Teixeira earned his third.