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.

Mets close to deal with Tatis; Delgado likely done  —  Fernando Tatis is close to a deal with the New York Mets, which would likely close the door on Carlos Delgado returning to the team.  —  Delgado's inability to play first base in Puerto Rican winter ball hurt him.

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” …

Yankees give last $2M to versatile veteran OF  —  Once the Yankees determined Johnny Damon was unlikely to return as their left fielder, club officials considered a group of free agents they believed would accept the $2 million allocated for their fourth-outfielder role.

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 …

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.

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 …

Teammate thinks Mike Bacsik grooved the pitch for Bonds' 756th  —  It's a question that has long been asked around baseball circles: Did Mike Bacsik  —  756th home run so that he could one day be the answer to a trivia question and maybe attain some sort of fame?

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:

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Brewers To Sign Jim Edmonds  —  The Brewers have agreed to sign Jim Edmonds to a minor league deal that will pay the outfielder $850K if he makes the team and up to $1.65MM more in incentives.  Edmonds will come to Spring Training with a chance to make the club as an extra outfielder.

Twins Notes: Liriano, Neshek, Winfree, and McLemore  — Earlier this month Ron Gardenhire passed along a report he received from the Dominican Republic saying that Francisco Liriano was “throwing the living fire out of the ball” with his fastball around 92-94 miles per hour and a “filthy” slider.

Rockies make aggressive move for Cabrera  —  The Rockies don't want just a utilityman.  They want a player who has experience, who can play multiple positions.  They believe that player could be Orlando Cabrera.  After focusing on Melvin Mora, the Rockies have shifted toward Cabrera …