1.   Although he missed a year and a half after reconstructive elbow surgery, Velarde is as strong as ever.

2.   By then, Hundley should be near the end of his rehabilitation process from the reconstructive elbow surgery he underwent last September.

3.   Cromer spent most of the season on the disabled list, recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery and later for a right thigh strain.

4.   Darren Dreifort, recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery, has yet to throw batting practice and will not pitch in the first three intrasquad games.

5.   Days after Vaughn returned in July, Naehring had reconstructive elbow surgery and was out for the season.

6.   He traded defensive-minded catcher Charles Johnson in a three-team deal for Todd Hundley, who was coming off reconstructive elbow surgery.

7.   He was coming off the reconstructive right elbow surgery and spent much of the summer re-learning throwing mechanics and re-conditioning his body to catch.

8.   Hitchcock had reconstructive elbow surgery last year.

9.   Hundley, who had reconstructive elbow surgery nine months ago, is still experiencing a lot of pain and might not be back until September.

10.   In the case of Isringhausen, it is easier to consider him separately, considering he will miss this season because of reconstructive elbow surgery.