DOWN FOR THE COUNT

Ahem....

The following players will begin the year on the league's disabled list:


ARIZONA: (none at press time)

BLACK MESA: LHP Erik Bedard (shoulder surgery recovery),2B Ian Kinsler (ankle sprain), LHP Ted Lilly (shoulder surgery recovery), LHP Jarrod Washburn (inactive), RHP Michael Wuertz (tendinitis), RHP Kerry Wood (upper back strain)

BROOKLYN: 3B Mat Gamel (shoulder tear), IF Jed Lowrie (mononucleosis)

CASSELTON: (none at press time)

DARWIN: LHP Scott Kazmir (hamstring), OF Jordan Schafer (wrist surgery recovery)

FROSTBITE FALLS: OF Carlos Beltran (right knee surgery), RHP Dustin McGowan (shoulder)

LOS ANGELES: 1B Lance Berkman (left knee surgery), LHP Jeff Francis (shoulder), RHP Brad Lidge (knee and elbow surgeries)


MADTOWN: 3B Alex Gordon (broken thumb) LHP J.P. Howell (shoulder), 2B Freddy Sanchez (shoulder surgery recovery)


OAKLAND: RHP Joey Devine (elbow surgery recovery)

POTTSYLVANIA: RHP Yorman Bazardo (shoulder), RHP Boof Bonser (groin strain), LHP Cliff Lee (abdominal strain), RHP Koji Uehara (hamstring)


ST. FRANCIS: (none at press time)


WORCESTER: 1B Daniel Murphy (sprained knee), LHP Joe Thatcher (shoulder)


YUMA: RHP Joe Blanton (oblique), LHP Hong-Chih Kuo (shoulder)

Ahem....