Lewis not worried about contract  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Colby Lewis, who is expected to be the Rangers' Opening Day pitcher, arrived in camp on Tuesday sporting a full beard.  He also arrived without a contract for next year.  —  The Rangers picked up Lewis' $3.25 million option for this season …

Giveaways include Zimmer bear, Longo figurine  —  The Rays released the full scheduled of promotional items for this season, including the Don Zimmer bear and Evan Longoria walkoff figurine.  —  Single game tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. on raysbaseball.com and Monday at all outlets.

Blue Jays sign Vandenhurk  —  The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have signed RHP RICK VANDENHURK to a non-guaranteed split major league contract.  To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP ALAN FARINA has been placed on the 60-day disabled list.  —  VANDENHURK, 26, appeared in four games …

David Ortiz talks about beer drinking, leadership and his new contract  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz, who reported to Red Sox camp a day early today, said he spoke to teammates about their clubhouse beer drinking during games last said but didn't feel it was his job to be “a babysitter.”

Contreras fine following bullpen session  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies right-hander Jose Contreras threw a bullpen session Tuesday morning at Bright House Field.  —  It went well.  —  Contreras had right elbow surgery late last season, and the Phillies are hopeful he can be ready by Opening Day.

Reporting day, baseball's most relaxed day  —  VIERA, Fla. — Pitching coach Steve McCatty bumped into Wilson Ramos, jostling him sideways, as they passed in a narrow clubhouse corridor here on Monday as the Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers reported to spring training.

Peter O'Malley reportedly out as bidder for Dodgers  —  He withdraws offer backed in part by a South Korean conglomerate, ending the O'Malley family's chances of reclaiming ownership of the team.  He is said to still be interested in helping new owner.  —  Former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley …

Bobby Abreu wants to play every day  —  TEMPE, Ari.  — If the Los Angeles Angels don't have a position for Bobby Abreu as an everyday player, then they must trade him somewhere else before the start of the season, Abreu told ESPNdeportesLosAngeles.com on Tuesday.  —  “I'm an everyday player.

>> Special page: A look at JetBlue Park  —  The business partners who created the new spring training home of the Boston Red Sox thought of just about everything when establishing JetBlue Park at Fenway South.  —  Someone along the way, however, neglected to do one thing: purchase the Internet domain name jetbluepark.com.

East Notes: Hill, Hanley, Collins  —  The Red Sox finally received compensation earlier today for Theo Epstein's defection to the Cubs, adding reliever Chris Carpenter and a player to be named.  Here's more on Boston and a couple other stray items of note out of MLB's East divisions:

Phillies' Brown worked on his swing during offseason  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - First, Gary Sheffield wanted to watch.  Domonic Brown had come to a local hitting academy and asked for Sheffield, who has 22 seasons and 509 home runs to his name.  Sheffield had someone tell Brown to come …

Collins's Heart Says Santana Will Start Mets' Opener  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Terry Collins was asked Tuesday if, entering his second season as manager of the Mets, he would continue to wear his heart on his sleeve, leaving his emotions bare for all to see.  —  He said he would.

Sam Fuld Rule?  MLB change prevents stalling  —  NEW YORK — Maybe this should be the Joe Maddon Rule.  —  A season after the Tampa Bay manager put outfielder Sam Fuld to the mound to warm up for the sole purpose of giving a reliever extra time in the bullpen, Major League Baseball closed the loophole.

Phil Rogers on imminent Epstein compensation deal: Expect howls  —  According to an MLB source, the Theo Epstein decision will be made Tuesday.  —  Reports from the Red Sox camp early Tuesday first suggested this, with WEEI's Alex Speier saying that Boston is getting an unnamed pitching prospect off the Cubs' 40-man roster.