PEORIA, Ariz. — As he talked, Nick Hagadone crossed his arms with his massive right hand cradling his left elbow slightly, perhaps out of habit.
It was then that the scars became visible. The inside of his left elbow doesn’t look like one of a normal person.
A series of large purplish scars — the products multiple surgeries to piece the elbow together — remain as reminders of what he’s been through to throw a baseball at a speed also not typical of the average person.
But the hope for Hagadone and the Mariners is that his oft-surgically repaired elbow is healthy enough to showcase his immense talent and lead him back to the big leagues with the team he grew up adoring as a child in Sumner.