1.   Also out will be both fullbacks, Ed Ieremia-Stansbury and Matt Stanley, each recovering from reconstructive shoulder surgery.

2.   But after months of grueling rehabilitation that ultimately proved futile, Saberhagen underwent reconstructive shoulder surgery last May.

3.   Florida pitcher Alex Fernandez, who underwent reconstructive shoulder surgery one year ago, has moved beyond the rehabilitation phase and is under a normal off-season throwing program.

4.   He said his situation in some ways parallels that of Saberhagen, who missed last season while trying to come back from more reconstructive shoulder surgery.

5.   The left-hander missed all of last season after reconstructive shoulder surgery and missed a month of this season with a bum elbow.

6.   Whether Saberhagen can pitch is no longer the question it was a year ago, when he successfully came back from reconstructive shoulder surgery.

7.   Four months after undergoing reconstructive shoulder surgery, Denver Broncos quarterback Brian Griese is throwing again.