Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui, who had two home runs through four games of the World Series, has no idea whether he will be invited back. Left-hander Andy Pettitte, almost as if it's an annual ritual, again will go home to Houston not knowing whether he has pitched his final game in Yankees pinstripes.

They might be planning parade routes in New York and Philadelphia, but several potential free agents of the Yankees and Phillies have no idea about their futures.

"I want to stay, and I don't know where else I would want to go," said Damon, who turns 36 on Thursday. "Obviously, that's not the right thing to say when you're about to become a free agent, but I'm happy here. I don't want to make more somewhere else and be out of the race by June."

Damon's fate could depend on Matsui. If the Yankees bring back Matsui, 35, they would no longer have the need for a DH. If Matsui is gone, they could use the spot as a rotation spot for Damon and others.

"I really don't know what will happen," Matsui said through his interpreter. "It's not a question I can really answer. At least not now."

The Phillies have key decisions with starting pitchers Pedro Martinez and Brett Myers. They also have options on starter Cliff Lee ($9 million) and third baseman Pedro Feliz ($5.5 million) but plan to bring both back.

Lee could demand a trade because he was dealt from the Cleveland Indians in the middle of a long-term contract, but his agent, Darek Braunecker, said they would wait a year.

"A year from now he'll be an extremely valuable commodity on the free agent market," Braunecker said.