Alex Gordon News

Finally, we've got some baseball news that doesn't pertain to the World Series. With organizations analyzing where there team stand and what needs to be done to improve their outlook for 2010, here are some of the stories that are currently making the rounds.

Royals second baseman Alberto Callaspo, the subject of offseason trade rumors, was honored Friday afternoon as this year's winner of the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award.

Batten down the hatches and get ready for the trade winds on the S.S. Royal. Royals general manager Dayton Moore is determined to be much more aggressive in making trades than in signing free agents.

Callaspo fails to qualify for arbitration Royals second baseman Alberto Callaspo fell five days short of qualifying for arbitration under the labor agreements super-2 provision.

Two overriding factors surfaced Friday in explaining the Royals' decision to send third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to division-rival Chicago with cash for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields.

Jack says the Royals have said all they need to with the trade of Mark Teahen to the White Sox.

Happily for him, he's got his old position back. The Kansas City Royals sent Teahen to the White Sox on Friday and Chicago will find a home for him at third base.

Royals ace Zack Greinke received a present Wednesday on his 26th birthday from The Sporting News when he was honored by the online magazine as the American League Pitcher of the Year.

In addition to the regular rigors of catching, Joe Mauer is battling a sore hip flexor muscle that's affecting his running.

Yankees relief pitcher Phil Coke is trying to keep his focus on the game in his struggle with ADD.

News: Zack Greinke didn't look sharp in his final start of the regular season on Saturday.

Lock and reload for 2010. That's the Royals' mission. There don't appear to be any far-reaching changes coming in the look of the roster.

The focus on next year shifts to full-time mode today when the Royals open a series of organizational meetings at their year-round complex in Surprise, Ariz.

When Brian Duensing was sent back to Class AAA in April, he was hoping only to get another chance to pitch in the major leagues in September.

The Yankees scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to notch a 4-3 win over the Royals at Yankee Stadium.

So, for the Royals, it's a fond -- or not-so-fond -- farewell to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, also known as the Hump, this weekend at Minneapolis.

Joakim Soria was unavailable Tuesday night when the Royals sought to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning against New York at Yankee Stadium.

Kansas City Royals' Anthony Lerew follows through while pitching to the New York Yankees in the first inning, Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Through the whim of the schedule makers, the Royals are the last club to visit new Yankee Stadium in its inaugural season.

Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer beats the tag at third by Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon as he advances on an error after stealing second during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept.