Hot Stove Notes: Holliday, Chapman, Gardner

The Yankees are very interested in outfielder Matt Holliday, according to Yahoo! Sports' Steve Henson. He adds that Johnny Damon is the fallback option should the Bombers not secure Holliday's services. I'm not sure what kind of money the former-Rockie is asking for, but we do know that his father wants him to play for the Yankees.It was reported yesterday that the Yankees would not invest more than $15 million on Cuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman, and now Ken Davidoff is reporting that the Yanks do not even consider him an option for the 2010 rotation. He'd be a nice pickup if the price is right. The Yankees will watch his upcoming workout session, along with the Red Sox.According to Jayson Stark, the Royals checked on the availability of outfielder Brett Gardner after the Curtis Granderson trade. Now that there are three center fielders on the roster, one of them is going to have to leave. My money, is unfortunately on Gardner.