Damon, Pettitte... and Matsui?: Joel Sherman at the Post spoke with a Yankees official who told him the team would like to try to keep Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui. It's been generally thought of as unlikely that the team would retain both Damon and Matsui.

The Best of Our Last Five Title Winners: Ted Keith at Sports Illustrated ranks the championship teams of the big four dynasty era. Not surprisingly, the 1998 team comes in first. Via Alex Belth.

2009 Elias Rankings: The 2009 Elias Rankings have been released. Free agents ranked as Type-A or Type-B players can gain their former team some type of draft pick compensation when they sign with a new team. Johnny Damon is a Type-A, while Xavier Nady and Andy Pettitte are both Type-B players. Somewhat surprisingly, Hideki Matsui does not chart. Via Mike Axisa.