Jorge De La Rosa, SP COL went for mri today

[tracklou]

Jorge De La Rosa, SP COL
News: Colorado SP Jorge De La Rosa was sent for an MRI on Monday and is being treated with a bone bruise on his middle finger of his pitching hand, reports the Denver Post. He has not been ruled out for his next start on Saturday at San Francisco. Should he be forced to miss the start, however, one possibility for a call-up to replace him would be Jhoulys Chacin.
Analysis: De La Rosa ended last season dominant and that is how he began 2010. He is now 3-1 on the year with a 3.91 ERA and 26 strikeouts. It is never a good sign to need to undergo an MRI but there is still a good chance that it comes back clean and he makes his start on Saturday. He is a solid -- albeit risky due to injury -- start for Fantasy Week 4 (April 29-May 2), assuming he makes it, as he went 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA in three starts against San Fran in 2008.

[Reeron]

He's going on the DL with a torn flexor band on his middle finger.

[maxer]

I think I read that this type of injury is very rare and that no specific time table has been determined for his return. I throw this out to the community at large - what do you know about this type of injury and should we expect full recovery? and immediate value in fantasy land? Will he retain his form prior to doing on the DL?

[mblax10]

Wainwright had the same injury a couple seasons ago. He was out 2 months and returned as good as new.