LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Even as news of John Smoltz's season-ending elbow injury cast a pall over the Atlanta Braves camp Wednesday, manager Bobby Cox was making decisions about the rotation. The first decision...

...for the Braves in 1998 but missed all of last season. "I feel good." ... Odalis Perez, who sustained a season-ending elbow injury in July, is likely to miss the first three months of this season while recuperating. Only recently did he...

...for the Braves to replace setup man Mike Gonzalez, whose 1.59 ERA topped all Atlanta pitchers before his season-ending elbow injury. But they'll try to do so, at least for now, by splitting Gonzalez's innings among a handful of other...

...games for the Texas Rangers in 2004, but appeared in just six games for the Rangers last season because of a season-ending elbow injury that required Tommy John ligament replacement surgery. MARLINS: Oklahoma's lieutenant governor has talked...

...Andres Galarraga spent the year beating cancer rather than hitting home runs. Closer Kerry Ligtenberg suffered a season-ending elbow injury in the early days of spring training. All-Star catcher Javy Lopez was lost in July after tearing up a knee...

...only given a chance to start for the Phillies last year because his waiver claim coincided with Matt Beech's season-ending elbow injury. That forced Byrd into action against Randy Johnson and the Astros. Byrd handed Johnson his only NL loss last...

...only given a chance to start for the Phillies last year because his waiver claim coincided with Matt Beech's season-ending elbow injury. That forced Byrd into action against Randy Johnson and the Astros. Byrd handed Johnson his only NL loss last...

...over five years. Colon and his agent, Mitch Frankel, wouldn't admit it, but when Wood went down with a season-ending elbow injury earlier this month, Colon may have decided it was time to finally sign with Cleveland. Instead of staying...