He spent the 2004 season recovering and failed to make the Tigers opening day roster after 2005 spring training.

But he missed the first month of the season recovering from knee surgery.

Missed majority of 2005-06 season recovering from a shoulder injury.

Johnson spent most of last season recovering from a knee injury.

O'Neal missed the first 12 games of the 2002-2003 season recovering from toe surgery.

He also spent the off season recovering from shoulder surgery.

Ringer had missed the first 3 weeks of the 2012 season recovering from a lingering 2011 injury.

He spent most of his senior season recovering from mononucleosis.

Hernandez is 36 years old and spent most of last season recovering from a broken right kneecap.

He missed most of the 2009-10 and the whole 2010-11 season recovering from an injury.