Red Sox scout accused of lewd behavior  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — A Boston Red Sox scout was arrested, accused of masturbating at the window of his hotel room in front of two women and two underage girls at the swimming pool, records show.  —  Jesse Levis, 39, faces two felony charges …

Heavy expectations (cont.)  —  Around the camps  —  • Before Manny Ramirez switched agents to Scott Boras, Ramirez dialed up his fellow South Florida resident Alex Rodriguez to make sure he was doing the right thing.  Though A-Rod has said publicly that he disagreed …

Notes: Bush invited for inaugural pitch  —  President a possibility for Nats' Opening Day at new park  —  WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush has been invited to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, and Nationals president Stan Kasten said on Tuesday that Bush would attend “if he is at all able.”

O's renew Markakis' contract, outfielder ticked  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nick Markakis will get a raise in 2008, but his new contract didn't come close to fulfilling his expectations.  —  The outfielder and the Baltimore Orioles failed to agree to terms by the team's designated Tuesday deadline …

Yankees buying into new way of doing things under Girardi  —  TAMPA, Fla. — From the day he walked into his new office at Legends Field, Joe Girardi has strived to put his own imprint on the Yankees — distancing himself from Joe Torre, without diminishing the legacy of the most successful Yankees manager of the past 50 years.

Injuries Give Pagán Chance to Make the Mets  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Not to get all metaphysical, but there must be a reason, Ángel Pagán said, he is here.  There must be a reason the Mets, after more or less giving him away to the Chicago Cubs two years ago, reacquired him in January.

Pen mess: Tigers contact Cubs for bullpen help  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The reports are arriving from his scouts' computers across Florida and Arizona and the trainer's room in Lakeland, letting Dave Dombrowski know who is throwing well and who is throwing at all.  —  Among the new information that came Tuesday:

Bannister chats about goals for 2008  —  Royals pitcher interacts with fans online from Spring Training … Brian Bannister: Hey everyone!  It's great to be here and I'm going to try and answer as many questions as I can in the time allotted.  Let's get it started.  —  scout01: Hi Brian.

The big question for Big Papi  —  Is Boston's feared DH destined for the Hall of Fame?  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Edgar Martinez appears on the Hall of Fame ballot after the 2009 season, Boston designated hitter David Ortiz might be watching the election results closely.

PSL: Johan taught me his Change-Up  —  ...as i mentioned earlier, i did not travel with the team to Jupiter to watch today's game...instead, i stayed back at Tradition Field to watch the rest of the team work out...  ...the locker room was quiet...a tired Carlos Beltran sat at his locker …

Yankees hold the bottom line on Joba  —  The Yankees have come to contract agreements with all the players on their 40-man roster.  Phil Hughes agreed to $406,350, Melky Cabrera to $461,200, etc.  —  For players under three years of service time, there is no wiggle room.