NEW YORK -- Joe Torre settled on his 25-man roster for the American League Division Series, choosing Andy Phillips and Miguel Cairo to round out his bench.

In addition, Torre announced that Brian Bruney would be the final man in the bullpen, as the Yankees will take 11 pitchers into the opening round of the postseason.

New York will take seven infielders (Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Cairo and Phillips), two catchers (Jorge Posada and Sal Fasano) and five outfielders (Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Bobby Abreu, Bernie Williams and Melky Cabrera).

The 11 pitchers will be Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina, Randy Johnson, Jaret Wright, Cory Lidle, Ron Villone, Bruney, Mike Myers, Scott Proctor, Kyle Farnsworth and Mariano Rivera. If Johnson's back injury causes him to miss his Game 3 start, the Yankees would leave him off the roster and add either Jeff Karstens, Darrell Rasner or Sean Henn.

The decision to take Phillips as the backup first baseman over Craig Wilson or Aaron Guiel had as much to do with Phillips' ability to play second and third base as his defense at first.

"We felt Phillips gave us the defense at first base," Torre said. "Plus, in the event we want to use Cairo as a pinch-runner, we have a backup infielder who can play third, second or first."

Among the players who didn't make the ALDS roster, Nick Green, Wil Nieves, Wilson and Guiel will travel with the team during the postseason. Octavio Dotel may do so as well, though that has not been determined.

Karstens, Rasner and Henn will report to the team's training complex in Tampa to work out and continue a throwing program in case they are needed in subsequent rounds of the postseason.

T.J. Beam will head west to Arizona, where he will pitch in the Arizona Fall League.

First things first: Sheffield will be the Yankees' starting first baseman when they open the Division Series on Tuesday, leaving Giambi as the team's designated hitter.

"I'm comfortable with Sheff over there," Torre said. "He's fearless. He's not afraid to make a mistake, and if he makes a mistake, it's only in trying to do the right thing, not out of trying not to make a mistake."

Sheffield has played nine games at first base since returning from the disabled list, showing Torre and hitting coach Don Mattingly enough to earn the starting job. Mattingly, a nine-time Gold Glover, has been teaching Sheffield the intricacies of the position for the past few weeks.

"Coming back, you want to be a part of this. I want to win a ring on the field, not sitting down," Sheffield said. "I was willing to learn, and I learned from the best. I learned a lot in a short period of time, so hopefully it will have a carryover into the playoffs and I can feel as confident as I do now."

"Donnie is a great evaluator for me," Torre said. "Knowing that Sheffield has played third base and shortstop, it certainly made the transition easier."

Bernie's the boss: On Sunday, Torre will continue his long-time tradition of turning over managerial duties to one of his players, as Bernie Williams will run the show in the season-finale against the Blue Jays.

Torre will leave it to Williams to name a pitching coach, with Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera both lobbying for the job.

"I'm making him make those decisions," Torre said. "We have a couple of guys politicking for the job, but I don't know where it's going to land."

In 2003, Roger Clemens served as the manager, even removing David Wells from the game after a trip to the mound.

Rivera will get his final action of the season on Saturday, giving him two days off before the postseason.

"That's just to free his schedule for tomorrow, so he can be a pitching coach," joked Torre.

Coming up: The Yankees and Blue Jays close out the regular season on Sunday with a matinee in the Bronx, as Jaret Wright takes on Dustin McGowan. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET.