The Rockies are moving lefty Jorge De La Rosa to the bullpen for the time being, manager Walt Weiss announced on Wednesday, per Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. Chris Rusin will take De La Rosa’s spot in the starting rotation.
De La Rosa was recently activated from the disabled list after recovering from a strained left groin. He was hit hard in Tuesday’s start, yielding seven runs on nine hits and three walks with one strikeout in 3 1/3 innings against the Red Sox. De La Rosa now stands with an 11.41 ERA in six starts this season.
Rusin, 29, has a 3.93 ERA with a 30/11 K/BB ratio in 36 2/3 innings across four starts and five relief appearances this year.
