Rubby

De La Rosa

De La Rosa was in camp with the Dodgers this spring after signing a minor league contract in February, but was unable to land a spot on their season-opening roster. The 33-year-old righty reliever will head back to the open market in search of a new opportunity. He spent the last four years pitching overseas in Japan and hasn’t appeared in the majors since the 2017 campaign.

He’s back. De La Rosa has spent the last four years pitching for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. The 33-year-old right-hander, who was a highly-regarded pitching prospect last decade with the Dodgers before being traded to the Red Sox, last appeared in the majors during the 2017 campaign with the Diamondbacks. He holds a serviceable 4.49 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 356/157 K/BB ratio across 421 1/3 innings (98 appearances, 70 starts) since 2011. He’ll compete this spring for a spot on the Dodgers’ season-opening roster in a relief role.

De La Rosa, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2017, has spent the first two-plus months of 2019 working out of the bullpen at Triple-A Reno. With no clear path to innings in the majors, the Diamondbacks seem content to let De La Rosa go overseas, where the right-hander will likely garner a much bigger paycheck than the one he was earning in Arizona.

Yes, that Rubby De La Rosa. The former top prospect missed all of 2018 following his second Tommy John surgery and he dealt with arm issues off and on for two years prior to that. However, it would appear that he has his arm strength back. Obviously, De La Rosa -- who is on a minor league contract -- is a major health risk moving forward, but it sounds like he’ll be back in the majors this year if he can stay healthy.

De La Rosa underwent Tommy John surgery last August, but is already throwing off flat ground at a distance of 90 feet. The hard-throwing 22-year-old could return later this season and packs plenty of long-term potential.

He was cleared to make room for the newly-claimed Matt Angle on the 40-man roster. De La Rosa underwent Tommy John surgery last August and is expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2012 season.

“Right now I feel more power than I did before, a lot stronger,” said De La Rosa. The 22-year-old right-hander averaged 96 mph on his fastball before undergoing Tommy John surgery in August, so that’s a scary thought for opposing batters. De La Rosa projects to return late in the 2012 season, but he still has plenty of long-term potential.

Good news. De La Rosa is currently working his way back from Tommy John surgery last August and could return before the 2012 season comes to a close.

De La Rosa complained of a new groin injury in the third inning, and was pulled from the game. The setback is not believed to be serious, and didn’t require an MRI.

De La Rosa is finally ready to return after taking 12 months to rehab from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. The 23-year-old right-hander posted a promising 3.71 ERA over 60 2/3 innings last season as a rookie and should have a bright future.