1.   Although the Expos will start the season with Ugueth Urbina as their closer, Urbina is recovering from offseason surgery.

2.   And how effective will he be with a big toe suffering from arthritis and a little toe recovering from offseason surgery?

3.   Belcher, who has made only four starts this year after recovering from offseason elbow surgery, will start tonight against Detroit.

4.   Belcher, who is recovering from offseason surgery on his right elbow, said he expects to make a rehab start late next week.

5.   Belcher had offseason surgery to repair a torn muscle in his right elbow and was expected back in early May.

6.   Belcher, who had offseason surgery on his elbow, is expected to return by early May.

7.   Bonilla still was not recovered from offseason surgery and Johnson did not play up to his All-Star status.

8.   A Carolina spokesman said Friday that Wesley could have suffered paralysis, or worse, given the impact and the fact that Wesley had offseason neck surgery.

9.   A junior-college transfer from Middle Georgia, Carswell credits his improvement to offseason arthroscopic surgery, which relieved pain in his elbow.

10.   After offseason shoulder surgery to repair high school injuries, Houston reinjured his left thigh in training camp last year.