Damaged Goods?

Is Humberto Sanchez damaged goods and the Yankees simply don't want to admit it? The hard-throwing South Bronx product, who was the primary pitcher obtained from the Tigers in the Gary Sheffield trade, has been sidelined all spring with an elbow inflamation. And in the Yankee press guide, three of Sanchez's earlier disabling injuries that appear in last year's Tiger guide - to the right shoulder and bicep in 2002 and a season-ending elbow ailment in 2003 - have been curiously omitted.