Rubby De La Rosa’s 2016 campaign was cut short with elbow issues. He began the season in the Arizona rotation, but hit the disabled list at the end of May with inflammation (on the same day as Shelby Miller). He made a brief return in the final month of the season, but his two starts there lasted only three innings in total, and he didn’t pitch in the last 17 games. There was some suggestion Tommy John surgery might be considered, but De La Rosa opted for stem cell injections into the ailing shoulder instead, in a bid to avoid that.
Rubby De La Rosa returns to Arizona Diamondbacks on a minor-league contract
