Andre Ethier has avoided a salary arbitration hearing by signing a one-year deal for $10.95 million plus minimal incentives – a deal so modest, given what he could have potentially earned, that it's almost as if Ethier has taken a Dale Carnegie approach to 2012.Tip of the hat, no muss, no fuss, let's play ball.Based on the history of raises for arbitration-eligible players of his caliber, I had projected in September that Ethier (who made $9.