SAN DIEGO — A seemingly innocent incident will cost Colorado Rockies left-hander Brett Anderson at least a month and cause him to undergo surgery.
To speed up the healing process, Anderson will have an operation Thursday to have a pin inserted into his fractured left index finger.
Anderson suffered the injury Saturday night while batting against the Giants in San Francisco. The fracture apparently occurred when Anderson grounded out to short on a ball hit off the end of the bat.
His rehab is expected to take at least four weeks and possibly as long as six weeks.
Anderson, 26, was 0-2 with a 3.60 ERA through three starts this season. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, and the Rockies called up outfielder Corey Dickerson from Triple-A Colorado Springs to take his roster spot. Dickerson popped out as a pinch hitter Monday night in Colorado’s 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres.
The Rockies will go with Franklin Morales in Anderson’s rotation slot. Morales, 28, is 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA in three games (two starts) this season, and he was recently demoted to the bullpen.