Rolens injury more severe then thought

Published on March 24, 2008 by Paul Raymond · No Comments

So much for Toronto Blue Jay’s 3B Scott Rolen only missing about the first week or so of the season. The injury is still a non-displaced fracture in the right middle finger, but the bone was broken enough to where surgery was required. Monday afternoon Rolen underwent surgery to insert a screw into the finger and was immediately placed on the disabled list.

So here’s the time frame for his return to the lineup. Rolen will have the screw removed 2 weeks from today. If everything is healed properly he could return to the lineup within a weeks time. So if the thing heels properly he’ll still only miss 2 weeks of the regular season, not to bad.

If the finger doesn’t heal properly or needs a little extra time, he’ll miss 3 to 4 weeks. That would mean he misses almost all of April. The Blue Jays aren’t to worried thou, as GM J.P. Ricciardi has said that he feels the loss isn’t a major blow due to the team’s depth. “Our bench is as deep as it’s ever been,” Ricciardi said. “A major blow would be if we lost someone for the year of that caliber. Unfortunately, we’ve been through this before and guys have stepped up. We’ve been through adversity. It’s not something you wish for, but we’re better built to handle it now. It’s nice that he feels this way but playing the stacked American League East you need to be firing on all cylinders from the get go.

In the meantime, Marco Scutaro will start at third base for the Jays.