Pitchers Due Back From Surgery in 2008
From SoSH
As the title suggests, this is a list of pitchers who have had major surgery and are due back sometime in the 2008 season.
Due Back from Major Surgery in 2008
| Player | Last Pitched | Surgery/Injury | Due Back |
| Kris Benson | Sep-06 | torn rotator cuff | spring training |
| Chris Carpenter | Apr-07 | Tommy John surgery | late 2008 |
| Matt Clement | May-06 | rotator cuff, labrum | spring training |
| Brendan Donnelly | Jun-07 | Tommy John surgery | late 2008, or early 2009 |
| Mike Hampton | Aug-05 | torn flexor tendon (07), tommy john (05) | spring training |
| Shawn Hill | Sep-07 | decompress radial nerve* | spring training |
| Randy Johnson | Jun-07 | back surgery | sometime in 2008 |
| Francisco Liriano | Sep-06 | Tommy John surgery | sometime in 2008 |
| Adam Loewen | May-07 | stress fracture (elbow) | spring training |
| Mark Mulder | Sep-07 | arthroscopic surgery (for prev rotator cuff surgery) | spring training |
| Carl Pavano | Apr-07 | Tommy John surgery | late 2008, or early 2009 |
| Mark Prior | Aug-06 | rotator cuff | spring training |
| Anibal Sanchez | May-07 | torn labrum | sometime in 2008 |
| Jason Schmidt | Jun-07 | torn labrum | spring training |
| Joel Zumaya | Sep-07 | shoulder joint reconstruction | Mid 2008 |
| Randy Wolf | Jul-07 | left shoulder surgery | spring training |
| BJ Ryan | Apr-07 | Tommy John surgery | spring training |
* Not a major surgery, but a major pitcher for the Nats. So it's noted here anyway.
