If you're looking for more baseball stuff in the month before spring training starts, here's a couple of stops you could make.

The always awesome Fangraphs.com has done everyone a favor and uploaded both Marcel and CHONE projections into a sortable format. You can find explanations for Marcel here and keep in mind that even the author of the original metrics says that "these forecasts are the minimum level of competence that you should expect from any forecaster". CHONE seems to be a little more detailed as you can see in the explanations here. In any case, they're both fun to take a peek at.

Update: Man, they're quick over there. Both CHONE and Marcel projections have been incorporated into each player page (ex. A-Rod).

Prospect-wise, Bryan Smith of Baseball Analysts fame, has posted his Top 75 prospects in all of baseball. From the time that I began reading his list, I've always enjoyed Bryan's work. This year, SportsIllustrated.com has invited him to post the list at their site so head on over and check it out because if you're looking for a good overview of the current world of prospects - Smith's list is a great place to start. Also, he is compiling a mailbag of the questions regarding the list for this Friday so if you have any, I'd encourage you to email him or leave them in the comments. For those wondering, Humberto Sanchez is #52, Jose Tabata is #23 and Philip Hughes is #4 (T-Clip is on the Honorable Mentions list).

Update: Here's Smith's thoughts on Hughes and the rest of the top 15, though why Homer Bailey continually gets ranked ahead of Phil befuddles me (well, not just me).

If Roger Clemens does not return to the Bronx in 2007, Hughes will be the hot-button issue in New York come June. By then, Hughes will be dominating AAA with every outing. The Yankees have done a fabulous job preparing Hughes for his midseason call-up, slowly increasing his workload in the minor leagues. With 146 innings last year, Hughes should be able to pitch consistently through October, by which time he might already be the Yankees' No. 2 starter. Far more impressive than Hughes' heavy sinker or jaw-dropping curveball is his understanding of pitching; he is the most intelligent phenom in recent memory. Hughes does not give in to any bat, rarely allows free trips to first base, and gets groundballs consistently from the stretch. Hughes is as good as a New York pitching prospect has been in a long time.

Also, Mark Healey over at GothamBaseball has posted an analysis of the Yankees' Top 10 Prospects.

Finally, Steve Goldman over at The Pinstriped Bible posted a little quiz about the forthcoming Yankees season that's worth a look over. His answers are at the bottom.