The Royals have an interesting awards announcement to make on Tuesday. They'll unveil their Pitcher of the Year for 2009.

Athletics 11. Blue Jays 12. Reds 13. White Sox 14. Brewers 15. Rangers 16. Cubs 17.

The Royals continued to tweak their 40-man roster Tuesday by sending pitchers Lenny DiNardo and Yasuhiko Yabuta to Class AAA Omaha on outright assignments after they cleared waivers.Each player has the option of refusing the assignment and becoming a free agent.

Over the next 15 days, it's awards season, and there's no doubt about the Royals' top nominee: pitcher Zack Greinke.

Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White and outfielder David DeJesus will join Royals associates in serving a Thanksgiving feast to guests at City Union Mission's two area facilities.

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Jaramillo, right, can't get the tag on the Royals' Mark Teahen , who scored from third on a David DeJesus fielder's choice to Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche in the fifth inning of Sunday's game in Pittsburgh.

Should Johnny Damon be put in the Royals' Hall of Fame? Answer below We talked the other day about Johnny Damon's Hall of Fame case the other day, and that probably missed the more relevant question to Kansas City, which is whether he's a ROYALS Hall of Famer.

RoyalsWithCheese.com: Looking Back/Looking Forward - Left Field Our Royals correspondent, Kyle Elfrink reviews/previews the club's left field position.

Royals left fielder David DeJesus missed the last nine games of the season because of a bout with a virus.

Third baseman Alex Gordon offered just the barest hint of satisfaction Saturday afternoon following his two-run homer against Jose Mijaresin a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

The 2009 MLB regular season just about wrapped up on Sunday. There is still one game left to be played between Detroit and Minnesota to determine who takes home the AL Central crown this season.

Closer Joakim Soria seemed likely to be available out of the bullpen in the Royals' series finale at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.

The question was inevitable Tuesday afternoon as Zack Greinke sat in the interview room at Yankee Stadium with the worlds most familiar sports logo as a backdrop.

Outfielder David DeJesus rejoined the Royals prior to the series opener against the Twins after missing six straight games while battling a severe case of the flu.

Royals closer Joakim Soria contends there is nothing wrong with his shoulder beyond a little extra soreness resulting from a 46-pitch outing in Sunday's victory over Minnesota.

Left fielder David DeJesus remained out of the Royals' lineup and manager Trey Hillman did some shuffling, moving Mitch Maier into DeJesus' leadoff spot against the Yankees on Monday night.

Royals officials dismiss in strong terms reports of possible interest in acquiring outfielder Milton Bradley from the Cubs.

Luke Hochevar may be terrific in his start at Yankee Stadium on Monday. Wouldn't be the first time.

Tuesday on SportsRadioKC , Craig and I discussed the idea of trading Royals' closer Joakim Soria.

It took a while, but after two straight losses, the Red Sox finally figured out how to beat those plucky KC Royals, and got themselves a much-needed 9-2 win last night.