Yankees sign Randy Winn; Damon done  —  The Yankees have reached a one-year contract with Randy Winn, The Post has learned.  —  The deal is believed to be in the $2 million range that the Yankees had allocated for the fourth outfielder job and shuts the door on  —  any late pursuit of Johnny Damon.

Breaking down the Top 50 Prospects  —  Pitchers, premium position players make grade in 2010  —  MLB.com's Top 50 Prospect list is now public for all to see.  Let the opinions fly.  Should the game's top prospect be Braves outfielder Jason Heyward or Nationals fireballer Stephen Strasburg?

Tatis talk closing door on Delgado  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Who's on first?  —  The answer to that question for the Mets is Daniel Murphy, but another name might soon be added to the mix.  —  According to an industry source, general manager Omar Minaya is deep into negotiations with Fernando Tatis …

Ranking the top prospects (Nos. 1-25) … Welcome to the third annual ESPN.com ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball.  The No. 1 prospect for 2008, Evan Longoria, ended up winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award, and last year's No. 1 prospect, Matt Wieters …

Jim Bowden interviews Mike Rizzo  —  So former Nats GM Jim Bowden—co-hosting a SIRIUS XM MLB Home Plate show with Seth Everett—interviewed current Nats GM Mike Rizzo Wednesday morning.  That's like Vinny Cerrato interviewing Bruce Allen on the radio.  That's like Glen Hanlon interviewing Bruce Boudreau on the radio.

Orioles, reliever Hendrickson agree to terms  —  Left-hander returns for one-year, $1.2 million deal  —  The Orioles shored up their bullpen and likely put the final touch on their 40-man roster before they head to spring training by agreeing to terms Wednesday with reliever Mark Hendrickson.

Smoltz could borrow Pedro's script  —  John Smoltz could choose not pitching over pitching for the Mets ... at least for now.  But Smoltz isn't retiring yet.  —  An insider tells the Daily News he believes the 42-year-old Smoltz could follow the route Pedro Martinez went last season — wait and sign mid-season.

Yankees To Hire Kevin Towers  —  The Yankees will announce the hiring of former Padres GM Kevin Towers before spring, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today.  ESPN's Buster Olney had been predicting this since October.  —  Towers planned to meet with the Yankees, Mets, Mariners …

Inbox: Were Mets wise to stay frugal?  —  Beat reporter Marty Noble answers fans' questions  —  Do you give credence to the thinking that because the 2009-10 free-agent class was below average the Mets chose not to spend a lot of money on average-at-best pitchers and/or position players …

2010 organizational rankings  —  Keith Law ranks the farm systems of all 30 teams, from the Rangers at No. 1 to the White Sox at No. 30.

The Mets Play Hard to Get, This Time With Smoltz  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — John Smoltz, who turns 43 in May and would like to extend his Hall of Fame career, has received 2010 contract offers from several teams, his agent, Lonnie Cooper, said Wednesday.  The Mets, however, are not among those clubs …

The Dodgers deny that McCourt wants to sell; call me irresponsible  —  UPDATE: So this morning, I wrote the bit way down below, passing on a rumor I heard that Frank McCourt would like to sell the Dodgers once all of the McCourt v. McCourt litigation blows over.  I trust my source on this, but the Dodgers took issue.

Is Ike Davis the next Ryan Braun?  —  Jesse G writes:  —  Hello Toby,  —  Found something interesting today and wanted to get your take:  —  Take a look at Ryan Braun's 2006 Minor League season and Ike Davis' 2009 Minor League season.  For both players this was their age 22 season.

Top 10 prospects for 2010: Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks  —  Houston Astros  —  1. Jordan Lyles / SP / Lyles dominated in 2009 by pumping the strike zone with his low-90s fastball.  He has strong movement and command in that fastball, while his curveball and change-up are promising but works in progress.

Brewers add Inglett off waivers  —  Milwaukee designates reliever Smith for assignment  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers added another left-handed bat to the roster Wednesday by claiming the versatile Joe Inglett off waivers from the Rangers.  —  Inglett, 31, has appeared in the Majors …

Dawson may wear Cubs hat for speech  —  Andre Dawson said he was disappointed the Hall of Fame decided his bust in Cooperstown, N.Y., will feature a Montreal Expos hat, but Dawson plans to acknowledge Chicago Cubs fans during his induction speech in July.  —  Dawson, who spent …