"Though many in and out of the Yankees organization believe the offseason will be empty if another starter isn't added, center fielder Curtis Granderson is comfortable going into next season with the same cast that was eliminated by the Tigers in the ALDS after winning the AL East.

"We won the division,'' Granderson said yesterday. "For the most part the team is ready to go. If we keep it healthy, we are ready to go.''

Granderson spoke at the refurbished playground of Woodlawn's P.S. 19 in The Bronx, where he participated in a Wiffle ball home run derby that raised $1,500 for the school."