Ted Lilly recently had the nerve endings on the right side of his neck cauterized by a spine specialist. The process involved the burning of his nerve endings by a large needle. Lilly's agent, Larry O'Brien, said the procedure has allowed the lefty to feel well enough to pitch in the Venezuelan Winter League. "That procedure has given him relief," O'Brian said. If Lilly can show that his neck issue is behind him and pitch well in Venezuela, the veteran lefty might find a few suitors this winter.