Andre Ethier: Signs pointing toward end of Los Angeles Dodgers career  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier on Tuesday stood behind comments he made to The Associated Press after Monday night's exhibition game in which he said this could be his final season …

Red Sox, JetBlue extend partnership  —  The Red Sox on Tuesday announced that they have signed an eight-year extension to keep JetBlue Airways as the team's official airline and the official airline of Fenway Park.  —  JetBlue will also sponsor JetBlue Park, the new Spring Training ballpark …

MLB announces new protocol on concussions  —  Major League Baseball and its Players Association announced new protocols for concussions on Tuesday, effective come Opening Day.  —  The changes are highlighted by the creation of a seven-day disabled list, to be used exclusively for those with head injuries.

Breaking news: Lidge out at least 3-6 wks  —  This is Martin Frank (@mfranknba on twitter), filling in for Philled In...Ruben Amaro just updated us, saying that closer Brad Lidge has a posterior rotator cuff strain.  He will be shut down for 3-6 weeks.  That does not, repeat, does not mean he's out for 3-6 weeks.

Career Projections 2011  —  Each of the past few years, I've published career projections for all players aged 21-41 based on a system I developed a few years ago.  See last year's article for reference.  This year, I'm too busy to write an article, but I've run the numbers so I figured I would throw them up here for download.

Transcript of Terry's Conference Call With Bloggers  —  This evening, Mets manager Terry Collins participated in a conference call with Mets bloggers.  The transcript is as follows:  —  Matthew Cerrone: I'm a notorious optimist.  I'm excited for the team.  But a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Even O'Dowd wowed  —  Big-league general managers are paid to worry, to have a plan in place for what's about to go wrong before it does.  —  Even in the week set aside for irrational exuberance among baseball fans, the week the season opens, general managers rarely lead the parade.

Garza hoping change of weather will change his results  —  After another poor Arizona outing, starter eager for season to begin  —  Matt Garza pitches against the White Sox during spring training.  (Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE, US PRESSWIRE / March 24, 2011)  —  MESA, Ariz. …

Longoria says AK-47 stolen from house is ‘a personal item’  —  When talking to reporters about the weekend burglary of a house he and two teammates have been renting during spring training, Tampa Bay Rays slugger Evan Longoria  —  at first failed to mention one of the prominent stolen items.

For the love of Lee, it's not about the stats  —  AUSTIN, Texas - It is here, in the very state that had, and then lost, the very same pitcher the Phillies had, and then lost, and then won back, that I found the answer to a question that has stumped many men who fancy themselves baseball experts:

Pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen completes improbable comeback by landing Mariners spot  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — The phone call was a lifetime in coming.  Both men had once given up on it ever taking place.  —  Tom Wilhelmsen had dialed up his father, a couple of hours away in Tucson, Ariz., to tell him he'd pulled off the impossible.

Drew day to day with lower abdomen strain  —  PHOENIX — D-backs shortstop Stephen Drew has been diagnosed with a lower abdomen strain and is listed as day to day.  An MRI on Drew's abdomen Tuesday afternoon revealed the strain.  It is unclear if he will be ready for Opening Day, but he is not headed to the disabled list.