Just heard that Jorge Cantu doesn’t throw well because of some sort of shoulder issue. One person indicated that he’ll eventually need to transition over to first base. Don’t know how that affects things.

The annual GM meeting has just begun. Bill Smith was seen walking into the meeting room while talking with Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman.

Scott Miller of CBS,Sportsline.com reported that Scott Erickson is kicking around a comeback and has contacted the Twins. The Twins, by all indications, aren’t interested.

Joe Nathan has been spotted hanging out with Nick Punto here.

ESPN’s Jayson Stark is reporting that Casey Blake has agreed to a three-year deal with the Dodgers for $17.1 million or so. He writes that the Twins offered two years and $14 million. If that’s true, a third year at $3 million or so doesn’t sound that bad. But let’s make sure what the final numbers are because so baseball official told me last night it was three years and $21 million. Maybe it’s $3 with attainable incentives. Just speculating.

Everyone is waiting to one of three things to happen today: K-Rod signing with the Mets. Jake Peavy going to the Cubs and progress on the Mark Teixeira front. Many feel the meetings are being held up by those situations.

2:45 updates: One official with knowledge of the situation said there’s little chance the Rays and Twins craft a three-way deal involving Delmon Young.

Award for Gardy: Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has been named Baseball America’s Manager of the Year. BA will announce its 2008 award winners tonight.

More praise for Aaron Hicks: One BA staffer believes Aaron Hicks will be ranked very high in their top prospects list for 2009, which will be released around the start of the season.

Hunter-Agassi join forces: Torii Hunter appeared with tennis star Andre Agassi to announce his plans to provide 100 college scholarships from 2009-2012. Some of them will be awarded to students at Agassi’s charter school in las Vegas.

Agassi used an old but well-delivered line while talking about his school.

“Just because I’ve built a school doesn’t mean I know a lot about education,” he said. “Eighth grade was the best three years of my life.”

Hunter’s Heart of a Champion program, a charter education program for secondary students, is being used in 18 states. That includes roughtly 7,000 students in Anahiem, Minneapolis and Hunter’s hometown of Pine Bluff, Ark.

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