New York Yankees Trade for Curtis Granderson & Sign Andy Pettitte: Despite winning that elusive 27th World Series Championship, the New York Yankees arrived at this year’s winter meetings looking to improve last year’s championship roster. According to various reports, the Bronx Bombers have acquired center fielder Curtis Granderson and resigned starting left-handed pitcher Andy Pettitte to a 1-year, $11.75 million deal. Granderson is owed $23.75 million over the next three seasons.

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With the signing of Pettitte the Yanks have assured to bring back the same three-man rotation that helped them from the start of the postseason, all the way to winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies: CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and 37-year-old, Andrew Eugene.

While there are two spots to fill in the rotation, and even with having Joba Chamberlain and even Phil Hughes as possible suitors, the pinstripes are looking to other options. One of those options is certainly one of the best righties in the game in Toronto Blue Jays’ Roy Halladay. Other free agent interests for New York this offseason include: Rich Harden, Jason Marquis, Joel Pineiro and John Lackey.

With the Granderson three-team trade, many are beginning to speculate about the future of free agents Johnny Damon and World Series MVP, Hideki Matsui. "I'm still shocked that Detroit would trade him," Damon said. "He's a pretty good player and that makes New York better for the next couple of years. (Hitting coach) Kevin Long will get a hold of him and improve his on-base [percentage] and cut down on the strikeouts.

"He's a good player with some decent pop and good tools."

Many believe that the Yankees may want to leave the DH spot open for whenever they would like to give Jorge Posada a half-day off. Nevertheless, the former idiot turned pinstripe champ isn’t overly concerned with his current situation.

"I don't think it affects what I can still do," Damon told the New York Post this week. "Either they come out and pursue me or they don't. I still know how to play baseball and will make any team better."

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Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer Wins 2009 AL MVP Award: On Monday afternoon, Minnesota Twins All-Star catcher Joe Mauer became only the second backstop in 33 years to win the Most Valuable Player Award. Mauer was named the 2009 AL MVP in what became a very surprising landslide in the voting.

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With many people anticipating New York Yankees’ first-baseman Mark Teixeira (.292 average, 39 HR, 122 RBI, .383 OBP, .565 SP) who received 225 points and/or shortstop Derek Jeter (.334, 121 H, .406 OBP and third place with 193 points), as the frontrunners, Mauer ran away with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America award with 387 points.  

Mauer, who lead the AL in batting average (.365), on-base percentage (.444) and slugging percentage (.587), became the second Twins player to be awarded with the highest individual honor (for a position player) over the last 4 years; Minnesota’s first baseman Justin Morneau won it in 2006. He's the first player to rule those categories since legendary Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett did it in 1980. 

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Giants Tim Lincecum Wins 2009 NL Cy Young Award: Tim Lincecum is now two-for-two, as today, the San Francisco Giants ace was named the 2009 National League Cy Young Award winner for a second straight year. In what became one of the closest voting in the history of the coveted award, the lanky righty became the first repeat winner since teammate Randy Johnson did it with Arizona.

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Lincecum became the first recipient to earn the award with only 15 wins in a season, the fewest by a starter over a full season. The 25-year-old Lincecum led the NL in strikeouts with 261 and was also tied for complete games (4) and shutouts (2). How close was this race?

The difference between Lincecum and the top-3 vote-getters -- Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright both members of the St. Louis Cardinals -- was just 10 points. "The guys I was going up against, Wainwright and Carpenter, had tremendous seasons," Lincecum said. "It was a lucky one for me. I'll take them as they come I guess."

Lincecum joins 2009 AL Cy Young winner Royals Zack Greinke, who was also honored despite being in a losing team and also equaled the previous low of 16 wins.

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LA Angels Mike Scioscia Named 2009 AL Manager of the Year: Despite being eliminated by the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have something to smile about, as today it was announced that Mike Scioscia has been named the 2009 American League Manager of the Year.

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In a year of tragedy, with the untimely death of pitcher Nick Adenhart, Scioscia kept this team together to win their fifth AL West title in 6 years. "Some things, you're never prepared for," Scioscia said. "But those things really weren't about us. They were about the Adenhart family and I think as we supported them we found some peace."

The 3-time World Series champion (LA Dodgers: 1981, 1988) was honored with this award for the second time in his career. The first one being in 2002 when the Angels won the Fall Classic by defeating Barry Bonds and their interstate rivals, San Francisco Giants.

The Minnesota Twin’s Ron Gardenhire finished second in the voting for the second straight year. Scioscia was very proud of what his club accomplished this season. The Angels were able to get the monkey off their back by eliminating the Boston Red Sox during the postseason, before falling to the pinstripes in the ALCS. "They emerged as a terrific club as the summer wore on," Scioscia said.

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