New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman conjures up budget woes to demonize Johnny Damon  —  The headline of the baseball offseason isn't that the Yankees have Curtis Granderson now, that they have Nick Johnson and Javy (Game 7) Vazquez back, that they now have Randy Winn …

Chien-Ming Wang considering signing before spring training  —  Chien-Ming Wang is reconsidering his plan not to return from shoulder surgery until a couple of months into the season, the former Yankee's agent told ESPN.com Thursday.  —  Wang  —  Alan Nero said that “four or five teams” …

Tatis' deal dooms Delgado  —  The Mets will have a familiar face returning to first base on a part-time basis next season, and it won't be Carlos Delgado.  —  Fernando Tatis agreed to a one-year deal with the team yesterday, according to an industry source, giving the Mets a tandem …

General manager Omar Minaya: I'm in charge of New York Mets' moves  —  Omar Minaya tried to lay to rest scuttlebutt that he's not calling all the shots in the Mets' baseball operations department, saying on SNY's “Hot Stove” show Thursday night that he has “full autonomy.”

PECOTA projections say Yanks will miss playoffs this season  —  Happy PECOTA day which, as one Stewie noted on Twitter today, is like “Christmas, Mardi Gras and Groundhog Day all rolled into one for baseball nerds.”  —  Yes, Apple's iPad and SOTU were so yesterday.

Redding touts Tracy as reason for signing  —  Rockies skipper, recent success lure veteran right-hander  —  DENVER — Right-handed pitcher Tim Redding said watching the Rockies grow in recent years intrigued him.  Talking to manager Jim Tracy only made his desire to play for them greater.

Red Sox tickets go on sale Saturday  —  Purchase limited to eight per person due to high demand  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox, who have the longest sellout streak in Major League history, will put single-game tickets for most 2010 home games on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.

Red Sox' new metrics systems doesn't compute  —  With the opening of spring training less than three weeks away it would appear the retooling of the Red Sox [team stats] is complete, at least for now.  So what has general manager Theo Epstein wrought?  —  Beats me, which is unimportant.

Yanks officially add Taiwanese infielder  —  Buckle your seat belts: The Yankees have signed Fu-Lin Kuo.  —  Honestly, I don't know if this was widely reported or not.  I do know that I had heard about it at some point in the past (at least, I think I did), but it showed up on the latest list …

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Durham or Kansas City?  —  I like tormenting Matt Klaasen, and as such, I'm going to expand on a question I asked him earlier: is the Durham Bulls' lineup better than the Kansas City Royals' lineup?  —  If the season started tomorrow, Kansas City would have something that resembles this: