…Agent Scott Boras won a $550,000 decision against Gary Sheffield when a arbitrator ruled that Boras should get paid for getting Sheffield out of a $11MM option that allowed Sheffield to become a free agent in 2004.

…The Detroit Tigers hired Rich Knapp as their pitching coach on Friday. Knapp recently spent the last 12 years as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Minnesota Twins organization.

…New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang threw 25 pitches off the mound yesterday in his first throwing session since injuring his foot back in June. He had sprained and partially tore a tendon in his right foot running the bases in a interleague game versus Houston back in June and has been out since.

…The Texas Rangers have begun the interview process for their new pitching coach. Rick Peterson interviewed on Friday and Dave Wallace will interview on Monday. There have been no other names linked to the job. They hope to have their pitching coach hired by sometime next week.

…The Minnesota Twins begin their organizational meetings in Fort Myers Florida one of the things on the agenda will be an extension for manager Ron Gardenhire. He’s signed through 2009 currently, but some within the Twins would like to extend his contract.

Here’s what GM Bill Smith had to say about “Gardy”.

“I think that Gardy and the coaching staff did a marvelous job this year,” Smith said. “I think it’s probably their best body of work in the seven years that they have been together. We had so many new players, a lot of young players and we were missing a few key players. I think that combination can potentially cause problems. But they did a wonderful job making the adjustments … I have the highest respect for Gardy and the coaching staff.”

…Speaking of extensions, with the Cubs denying the Seattle Mariners access to GM Jim Hendry now maybe close to offering him an extension. Hendry could receive a three year extension by the time the Cubs are finished with their organizational meetings in Arizona.